Minato was forever observing the people around him. People-watching was a skill the two of them shared, and for that reason he had forever been watching Izaya. Each thing he saw that was new he did not forget; he stored it in his memory to ponder at a later time. For he might have been inexpressive and he might have been quiet and he might not have talked very quickly...but Minato was sharp.

There was very little he missed about people at this point, after the long Journey he'd been through himself. Each step, from Fool to World, had imparted something to him.

Minato wasn't about to waste what he had been given. Here was a man before him who did not need anyone and yet...wasn't that a very lonely existence? That wasn't good enough for Minato.

And so he responded simply. "I don't have any plans for Christmas yet, no. I will probably spend Christmas Eve at the dorms..."

He paused, hesitating, considering his options. It was true that this could be misconstrued in any number of ways, that he hardly celebrated Christmas as it was and Izaya wasn't the sort to be swayed by sentimentality--

And yet. And yet.

He asked quietly, "Would you like to do something on Christmas day with me?"