Valid point; he is far from perfect and sometimes far too sarcastic for his good. In the end, this meeting shows one thing, neither was strictly at their best in that previous meeting. Rather, it was this Gokudera or not, and that is in the past.

Takao sputters out a laugh, shaking his head as a devilish smirk turns his lips. "That about sums it up." Then Takao shrugs. "It could have been worse; people there came from worlds that were a lot more dangerous. Still, the touching thing was weird, animal ears and tails too." The other effects, he'll keep those to himself.

"Not a bad idea, like that story, Alice in Wonderland. The flowers could talk." He reaches out, closing two fingers around the flower; he waits a moment to make sure nothing else is going to happen. Then he plucks the bud and stands up; as he does, the path seems to shimmer, parts of it shifting, becoming more tangible.

"Hey..did you see that. It's like a television screen flickering and starting to come in."