It was so good to see that Naoki was alright. Troy knew he would have known it if something had happened, Naoki wasn't one to keep his friends in the dark. It was still reassuring to see that he seemed to be alright, if a little on the tired side perhaps. He was glad to see Snowball as well, sad that Tessa and Inaki had missed their visit. The fluffy dog always had a way of making Troy smile despite himself. His brows drew up when Naoki commented on his week being long already. 'Are you okay? You know if you need anything, you can always feel free to ask.' His friend knew that, but there was no harm in reaffirming it. A little smile went back to his lips as he signed again. 'I've been good, well...better than good, all things considered.' Which was true. Despite how the recent development with Lux was still a little confusing, Troy would not trade it for the world.
'There's a small cafe in town that's pet and familiar friendly! I've heard good things about it, so I thought maybe we could check it out?' Troy's smile moved to include Snowball and he reached down to pet her. "Sound good, Snowball? The man who owns it has a panther for a familiar!" He made sure to speak slowly enough so that Naoki could read his lips. "Won't that be fun?" He had even heard something about how the place was warded against violence. Troy didn't have much experience with magic, but he figured Naoki would understand what he was talking about. 'The ad I read said that the place was warded against violence, isn't that interesting?' At least that would put his friend at ease.