"Nicetameetcha, Akito!" Tim responded in a fit of cheeriness. That's it, he was the tallest, life was good. You had to take these things for full amusement value when they came along. And Wanijima, huhhh, filing that one away for later. The kid seemed cheerful enough. He wondered briefly whether that was his real age, or if he'd been hit too.
He followed Kazuma's look to the parlor- it wasn't that hard to watch the kid around Akito - and started walking on over. "Y'gottan ice cream preference?" It was more just something to say than real conversation, but hey, good to start with plain stuff. The question was directed at Kazuma, but facing forward it could easily be open to anybody.