Why he was being smiled at reassuringly, Hanatarou wasn't sure - had he said something wrong? Something about Soul Society, maybe? He gave Leon an uncertain smile in return and just kept working. The plants at least were familiar and not at all confusing.

At the last comment, though, he hesitated, staring down into the hole he'd been digging. "I...guess so," he replied, after a moment's thought. In some ways it was nicer here than home, even with the defective gigai that kept him from using his powers like he should be able to. Recent events, though, had rather abruptly changed his mind. "I've met some nice people here." Nicer, even, than a lot of people back in Soul Society. "But it's still here."