[ He looks at Hikaru for a long time, and then nods gratefully about the offer to speak with Brianna, because he's not sure how to go about doing it.

Reaching out to scratch Mitsuru behind the ears, he smiles quietly. ] Are you talking about my family?

[ Cindy will be easy. And once she's on board, he'll be able to figure out how to approach his father about it. ] I'll talk to Cindy and she and I can tag-team Dad. But I wouldn't worry too much about either of them. They're very open people.[ And because he can't resist, he drops a kiss on one of Hikaru's painted shoulders. ]

It's the Hounds that I want to take things slow with.