[crossing his arms, Zack tilts his head to the side, the smile on his face shifting into something a little more serious and less like someone trying to keep positive for someone else's sake]

Seeing a normal reaction is a bit of a relief, honestly - reminds me not to get complacent just because I've done this before.

[it's a reminder he'd appreciate from anyone. Him being happy to be here isn't fake, but that doesn't mean he shouldn't just accept it, either. He'd been suspicious in Nippon and it's no different here.

But then the smile is back, a little twitch at the corner of his mouth] I know I don't need to, but I'm going to anyway. But like I said - just a little.