[Jean took another drag and thought. Lio had said he'd been in a resistance movement. It was probably related to that, but maybe it was probably best not to pry]

That sounds like a big change. I'm from a big city, but it's pretty different from this one.

[After a moment's hesitation he reached over with his free hand and joined it with Lio's. This sort of thing would really take some getting used to... Both the hand-holding and the warm tingle of Chroma.]

Thanks. I guess I'm going to have to get out and socialize, at some point.

[He sighed ruefully.]