As he showed no other signs that would have caused anyone to question his sanity, Sho probably wouldn't have looked too weird. Then again, he had no idea what the farmer was thinking of him, and for that matter even if the farmer thought that he was mad, then at least it would have given him the opportunity to freely speak to the borrowers if he had so elected to do so.<br/><br/>Naturally, he didn't want to see this plot of land developed into a hotel either, and therefore he had thrown himself into everything.<br/><br/>"I will, but I think that I should be able to handle everything. Just let me get changed, if you please." Sho smiled as his boss shut the door behind him.<br/><br/>He smiled gently and relaxed his shoulders as Arrietty had announced her plans to come with him, "I would be only too happy to have you. Perhaps I can fix your glider, though I am unsure if borrower ethics would let me do so."<br/><br/>Eventually, though, Sho paused his dialogue and exhaled. "Arrietty, if you would please turn...I do have to get dressed."<br/><br/>While it had only taken him a few moments to put on the clothes that would have allowed him to run outside, having of course not wanted to get his sleepwear smelly, Sho did hope she would have respected his privacy.<br/><br/>Not wanting to sound as though he were still talking too much, Sho went to shut the radio off and opened the door so that he could leave.<br/><br/>He half expected her to jump inside of his boot or perhaps leap into a jacket pocket, but he didn't want to make whatever method she would have selected too obvious. Humans, of course, weren't supposed to see that she were there.<br/><br/>As a result, he remained quite silent for the time being and trusted that she would have found her way out. It was then, though, that an idea came to him. As he passed by the farmer downstairs, Sho offered a gentle smile and started to speak.<br/><br/>"If you wouldn't mind, should the cow not be calfing then I'll do all my chores in there for tomorrow. I'm already dressed, and then everything will be set."<br/><br/>It gave him the opportunity, then, to speak with her in comfort out in the barn. If he were doing farm chores, then there was no chance of anyone hearing them speak. It would have also given him the opportunity to rest well the next day, which he was sort of looking forward to.<br/><br/>Nevertheless, he wasn't looking forward to that nearly as much as he was looking forward to being with her though.<br/><br/>Arreitty was an old friend, and he had certainly missed her.