It takes a moment, but he relaxes under her hand. He hadn't been used to physical contact before he'd arrived in Jikan and since forgetting most of what he experienced there, his tension had returned. With any luck it would fade again, and just as quickly.

"Soulmate," he repeats the word, and huffs out a soft chuckle. "To think that such a thing exists... but it certainly feels that way." He connected with Duo a great deal more than he ever had with Meilan, even in those final moments before she'd died, when he'd realized they were a better match than either of them had thought or admitted to. "It's strange, but I've been out less than an hour and I already miss him." So silly, and foolish, and... wonderful.