"...It's been a while." Minako was the only person whom he didn't feel uncomfortable 'talking shop' with over time. She was understanding of him buying coffee to cook and bake with rather than to drink, and encouraged him to make a huge dinner for everyone.

He rolls out his fingers one at a time, counting the months he was stuck at the hospital in his head. Here, he could eat healthy on his own and do minimal work, so it really had been quite some time.