Garren gives a thumbs up and then shows off his gloves. They're heat resistant! Very important when you have a gun that shoots fire! He's also gently pushing them into place, rather than trying to pick them up. Just in case.

Tachibana nodded. "Sayoko wound up as an old lady, with memories of having lived in this place for the years between.." he trailed off, pressing his lips together a moment, before shaking his head. "And I wound up feeling as if I'd lived... quite a long time," he finished a touch lamely.

"...and wound up talking to what was likely some sort of echo of you, when you were younger," he admitted, voice softening.