Watanuki was relieved to see the fairy eating the apple. She already looked as if she was recovering. When Watanuki realized that she was the person he had been talking to through the journals, his smile widened. It was a bit weird to have his shoulder hugged like that, and he awkwardly patted the small fairy on the back, but he was glad to have met Tink in person. Now everything made sense, including why she wanted a dollhouse to live in.
He was glad to have met her in person, since she seemed friendly and talking with her put Watanuki at ease. He had to agree with her, it was nice to eat together like that. He carefully finished his own half of the apple, wondering what to do with the core. Garbage disposal might become a problem if they weren't careful...
"Have you managed to find a place to live in?" he asked Tink, recalling their last conversation. "I'm afraid I didn't find anything suitable, though I'm planning to tidy up the store a bit tomorrow so I might find something I've overlooked." He didn't say that he hadn't been exactly looking for teapots and dollhouses: Tink's request had sounded a bit strange to him at the time, and he'd put it out of his mind.