Anthony would take any excuse he could to coddle his friends. Especially Ioan. He was almost like a little brother in some ways, and Anthony had felt horrible that he couldn't protect him when they took him away last year. If he had been there, you know, maybe it could have been different. Claim him as a relative or something, but he wasn't there and there was nothing he could have done. And he still felt horrible. "I do so like coddling you."
Following to the new table, Anthony sat down next to his friend, rather then across from him. He wanted to keep one hand, arm, finger anything on Ioan, to keep him there, not let him dissapear, let Ioan know that he was there as well.
"I'm good, thank you." With a smile, he jokingly put his chin on Ioan's shoulder and kissed his cheek. "What's new with you, boy?"