[ This feels so normal that for a moment it's easy to forget where and when they are. That this isn't a real beach or even a real resort, or that he and Yusuke are from completely different planets, maybe even different universes. That they aren't just on some silly vacation with each other, goofing off after a trip to some touristy knickknack shop. For just a second, it almost feels like home again, and that makes his chest ache all the more when he remembers that it isn't. That's part of the joke, then: to liven things up to keep them from crashing.

Especially when he chooses right after to creep towards a ledge he thinks they both spend a lot of time looking over. Maybe not necessarily with each other, but for that similar resolve they have when it comes to playing by the House's rules. ]

Rules didn't specify what kind it had to be. First one I got was on the cheek, so we could just balance it out and call it a day.

[ He realizes it's a forward thing to be asking, at least in this instance. They hadn't broached that kind of topic beyond their first meeting, in that art stall. More than that, Gladio recognizes that he is older in a way that makes him responsible here. But then, that's part of why he'd checked in on him. To make sure he's taking care of himself, or has good people around him who are.

He really hates that anyone around his sister's age is here. ]