[since she is now wearing his jacket, Akira braves a sympathetic pat of her shoulder, lips curving into a lopsided smile]

You might want to get used to that.

[Akira tries to understand as much as he can, but Makoto has always been the brains of the Phantom Thief operation. the one who understands the intricacies of the Shadow world better than almost anyone-- barring Mona]

Other than Minato, I'd recommend talking to Yu and Kotone. Yu has silver hair, and he fought Shadows in the TV world.

Kotone has red hair usually pinned back. She shares the same Shadow-fighting experiences as Minato.