[The air certainly did just get heavier. It isn't her imagination. Did Kano and Jade have a talk when she wasn't looking? Geez.]

Well... thanks, Kano. [She gives him a small smile. He's defending her - she thinks? - so she does appreciate it.] But I should still consider things more. I probably don't put as much thought into situations as I should.

[He gets his hair ruffled.] It's my responsibility to take care of you guys. If someone like him can give advice from his reckless past, it's worth thinking it over.