[A mysophobe huh... Vero looks from Shigeru to the bag of prizes. He should wash those, then, before giving them to Shigeru. Who knows how long they've been in the machine or handled by the employees.]

Really?? [Vero would be doing the Ghibli hair frazzle thing if he could.] I can't imagine being in your position. Of course you'd have a panic attack!

[And he deflates. His own panic feeling a bit miniscule now.]

Where I worked back home had me dealing with a bunch of different personalities, but I never needed to get to know most of them. [But didn't he say he's not used to being around people?] So that - that sounds like a good idea. 'Cause if you meet someone you like, then you'd think their friends would be like-minded, right?