For Garren, shoulder time just is further confirmation that this is a friend. Even grumpyface Hajime had let him ride on his shoulders a few times, after all!

He nods giving Jules a light reassuringly meant pat on his shoulder. It was fine! He often didn't know what he was doing, but that was what testing and experimenting was for! He'd learned that much from his Slammer spending so much time in the lab back in Liminal.