Manabu makes an agreeable sound and nods, even managing to pull something of a lopsided smile. Going from the grim talk of Deerington to the prospect of discovering safer mysteries in the futures is probably significant for the both of them, though Manabu's not self-aware enough to notice.

With a few thank-yous and nice-to-meet-yous, the two strangers-turned-acquaintances part ways to finish their own investigations.

They'd run into each other again, whether they mean to or not. Maybe coldbloods flock for warmth...