Clarence did his best to not remark on that. Yotsuyu was certainly always making an impression, but saying it like that probably made it sound bad. Best to keep his mouth shut.

He watched Elliott step out of the kitchen area and sighed. He still felt like trash, stepping into his friend's life like this. Being a burden. As much as they both assured him against it, he was going to feel that way for a while. It was one thing to hang out when you had your own place to go back to, and quite another when you felt you were on your own with nowhere else to turn.

"... Thanks again," he mumbled softly, turning to the head of the household. "I didn't mean to cause trouble or be in the way. Stuff just... I couldn't lie to Kris when she asked me some stuff this morning and it turned into an argument and I just..."