[ Perhaps part of it is just synchrony. It's hardly a secret that physical contact is more pleasant here than it would be back home. Synchrony or not, the contact feels like a weight just released itself from his chest. Breathing seems so much easier now than it was before. He lets out a breath of old air and takes in a deeper one of new. And smiles. ]

That was easier than I thought it would be. I thought I'd sound so stupid. [ It's not careful, the way he grabs Jotaro's hands in turn. It's not even calculated. It's just enthusiastic. ] I'd hate to make a shitty pretend first impression.