After grabbing a glass of water and a sandwich from the 'barkeep,' Ayl situated himself at his usual spot in the center of the room and settled himself in, his chair leaning back and his feet crossed on the table. He was in the middle of eating when Hatsu came over and spoke to him, and he couldn't help but grin at his words. "Well you sure<span style="font-style: italic">sound</span>confident enough, but your body language is singin' a whole different tune," he said, after a moment of silence. "You doing alright? I can't imagine a demon being a very lenient coach," he chuckled.<br/><br/>"Speaking of that little side trip, I won't be coming with you tomorrow. Seems like pretty personal business, so I doubt that chick would want me coming with, anyway, but I gotta keep both eyes on the rookies. Can't say I'm not concerned about you, but I trust you to handle yourself." He stood up from his chair and stretched his arms out for a second before patting Hatsu on the shoulder and looking him in the eyes with a gentle, almost fatherly expression.<br/>"Be careful, kid. If what I heard is true, and that Vaan guy was split from his original demon, you damn well better be ready for a fight. He's probably not gonna be in much of a listening mood, and chances are he'll pack one helluva punch. I don't want to see someone with potential like you going down so soon, alright?" He offered the boy another smile before taking his seat again and resuming work on his half-finished sandwich.