( Will he stop brightening up like an overly thirsty flower anytime someone initiates physical contact? No. Absolutely not. That will 100% continue. )

So you are like Yato then. Are you a god? ( Genuine curiosity, before he backpedals. ) Not that it matters! It's just that everyone else I meet here that's older is. Or they're a dragon. I'm used to being one of the only ones. I guess it gets me nosy, you know?

( A hum. )

A thousand years though. That's something.

( He's not sure he wants to live that long, but maybe life is kinder for Tsurumaru. )