Kawory slowly smiles as he talks, and at the end of it, he shakes his head. Not in response to his question, but in response to his attempt to explain his hug. Kaworu already understands the importance of gestures like that - it was the reason why that puzzled him.

"It's fine," he answers. The hesitation from before is boiling away. Within the angel core in his chest, the mix of emotions had calmed and settled back into its usual stasis. Maybe he had been comforted.

"You're my friend, too. It's alright. Thank you for caring about me." He shifts his weight too, but it's the casual movement of a standing body at rest. "If I can do anything to help you re-adjust to this place again, please just ask me. That is my expression of trust and gratitude."