If dogs could purr, Garren would be purring. (as is, his instincts left over from his dragon form do make him want to try, but there's just not really a good mechanism for it, so instead, the tag wags and he pants happily.)

"Once I learned how, yeah," Tachibana nodded. "Going to miss that," he half lamented, half smiled. And pestering Hajime for meals.

There was an unexpected pang at that thought that caught him off guard. First Kenzaki, and now him... Hopefully Lyall would be able to keep Hajime from falling into himself too far....