[ Mizuki has never had an easy time reading someone's expressions. Sometimes, he's able to pick up on more obvious ones, if he's really looking, but for the most part, social cues and context sort of flew right by him. If he were ever to psychoanalyze himself, he would probably even assume that's why touch is so important to him. Someone's weak attempt to squeeze your hand because they're sad, the tenseness of their shoulders because they're worried or afraid, the desperate grips of someone who needs comfort... it's all things that he understands far better than expressions and words. People don't make sense. Words are confusing.

He gets this, though.

He doesn't know why she's uncomfortable, of course, and he has the common sense to not just ask. But he can work with this. She's not pushing him away at all, and despite how she may be feeling, she's being very amiable. That's good news, right? That makes them friends, right? ]

Really? I would be happy to talk to you more about it! I love teaching people new things-- I didn't get to do it much back home.

... Whenever you're ready, I would like to hear more about yours as well. But I don't mind waiting!