[He only barely catches the fact that Makoto had made such an expression, even behind his tea, and only because he'd really been studying him first in general. Is he that uncomfortable by what Kazuya considers to be perfectly normal, perfectly harmless questions?

How strange.]

I know this may shock you to hear, but I really like cats. [There's humour in his voice, at least. To try and help smooth any sort of uncomfortable atmosphere he may have cultivated by asking such a question. He'll even continue on:]

I had a pair of headphones back home, they were given to me as a gift a couple of years ago, and they had a cat-ear outline. [He says, even lifting his hands to mimic the outline of them.] It was probably done as a joke, but the quality was great, and they were surprisingly sturdy. They even survived me getting my ass kicked by demons several times during the lockdown, even despite how old they are.

[The craftsmanship was kind of second to none, honestly. They'd even really only sustained mild scuffs by the end of it.

He snatches up some of the gyudon. Pauses, before putting it in his mouth.] My favourite colour is pink. Probably surprising, right? Though blue comes pretty close.