[There's a pretty long pause from him before he looks at the fork held tight in his hands and then back at Asami. Immediately, he lets go of the silverware so it drops to the floor and holds both his hands up out in fornt of him.

Mako and his friends were always cool in his book and he actually felt safe around them, so there was no need for the hostility in the first place. Not that he was ever good with that sort of thing]

Yeah yeah, I know that! [He relaxes a lot more now, wiping his brow in relief] Whew, am I glad to see you here...I really thought I was going to crock there for a second. I mean, just look at this place. It's really starting to creep me out and the weather isn't helping either.

You know where your friends are?