You haven't been here all that long, too. I don't think anyone should expect you to just leap in and find your place right away.

[Speaking from experience there. The only reason Shiro felt this at ease was time. Time and the fact when he showed up, he'd been completely and utterly determined to get back to the others. Being on his own ... there hadn't seemed like there was a better option, really.]

[Two years later... here he is.]

You're already doing better than I was. I don't think I had more than trail mix and protein bars for... at least a month.