Garren tilted his head, making a curious sound at Jules's subtle discomfort and silence. Normally people got more chatty when his Slammer showed up...

Tachibana for his part, was not the most socially adept individual, but was at least able to pick up on the general awkward silence. Normally, he wound up being interpreter when Garren was showing off a new friend, or answering a flood of questions. Not being the best at small talk himself, he was at a bit of a loss at the lack of them.

"...Did I interrupt something?"