[ the irony is not lost on him... ]

Yeah, no kidding.

[ ... ]

Anyway, um... if you have issues with him again at some point, I guess it'd still be okay if you wanted to stay over again, even without Da-kun there.

[ their social buffer... ]

[ oh. he looks surprised. this is week 0 so the emotion is-- also surprised, genuine. ]

Oh. [ he offers a polite bow. ] I appreciate the offer.