Mick let out a perturbed mrr sound and retreated behind Philip's legs. Ah well.

"Of course I did. Aki-chan as well, although she didn't believe a word I had to say..." He rubbed the side of his head in reminiscence. He should have known she would slap him. "On the plus side, my hypothesis that our absence is not missed back home has been confirmed. No time passed between our disappearance and my return."