Considering what their exchange had been like half a minute ago, Axel should've expected the girl to take comfort in his actions. And he did of course, but it still felt pretty strange to do this with Sora only a few yards away from them. Maybe it was just the habitual part of him that just couldn't get used to being more touchy-feely without a reason besides for the fact that it felt pretty nice. He'd been far from modest back then, but most of the time it had been for show or to annoy his fellow Organization members.

"Hey, I was the one that offered it, so I should be asking you if you're fine with that." He retorted back after polishing off his plate. His hand remained on Kairi's shoulder for a few more seconds before slowly letting it drop to his side, but the smile still remained on his face.

"Do you still want me to show you how to dig out someone's eye?"