[ Michael kinda stares at him for a moment, before he lets out a short, sharp snort of laughter. ]

Man, up till like five seconds ago, I woulda said the only people that that just sort of happens sometimes to are like, characters in shounen anime and stuff. [ and now Minato, apparently! ] But that's legit. I think I'm more of a friendship rambler than a friendship monologuer.

[ gestures... are so much easier... ]