[ Minato is immune to awkward. It passes right over his head completely. ]

Let's sit. [ Nope, no escape. Minato is inexorably moving to the couch and settling himself on it, still watching Tetsuo with a bit of assessment in his gaze. ]

Things have been pretty crazy this month. I'm sorry I haven't been keeping very good track of you, but it seems like you've been fine.