[ suga can't help but laugh, even though he does his best to bite back on it! and he ducks his chin a little, lifting a hand to his mouth to stifle the sound. it's just a pretty abrupt judgement -- he's stupid, though -- but it's so refreshingly earnest that suga can't help but find it endearing. ]

Well... I think everyone's a little stupid when it comes to something like this. Me included, probably.

But I think you're probably right about Mei. He seems like the type who needs to hole up for a bit and get his head straight. He'll be back to normal in no time, I bet. [ not that... suga intends to leave him alone to sulk, but itsuki doesn't need to know the finer points. he gets the feeling itsuki does enough chasing after mei and worrying over him on his own; this seems like a pretty nice time to cut him a little break. ]

... but I'm glad to hear that, at least. [ and he throws him another smile, voice warm. ] I know we haven't known each other that long, but... you're important to Mei. [ whether or not mei plans on admitting that any time in the next century. ] And that means you're important to me, too. This place isn't really mine, but... I'm sure Kazuya would agree that the door is always open for you.