"Just a few days." Satisfied he hasn't startled her, Takeru steps forward to lean against a nearby tree. There's a bit of a tired note to his voice, but he smiles so she knows not to take him too seriously. "Think that counts as officially too early to start complaining?"

If so he's invoking the Experience Defense--how tough the adjustment period can be in a new world is something he knows all too well. Missing people is something he's familiar with too, and he looks up at the sky much like she was doing before he arrived. "Is it okay if I ask who you were talking to?"