[Naoki grins sidelong at him.] I don't like being waterlogged either.

[He makes his way with confidence back the way he came, exhaling a quiet sigh of relief the further he gets from the wall. Eventually his steps slow, though they're still in the rain, because he can't really believe it.]

...I didn't think I'd get to see you again. It probably feels weird hearing that when you don't remember being gone, huh?