[ With their powers combined, they can become one single extrovert - or, perhaps, the ultimate introvert. At least knowing each other is liable to help with their fruit situation, and Akira, too. It's convenient to have familiar faces around for that reason.

(And others, but he's not addressing those right now, thank you very much). ]

If we're not supposed to, I say we let the centaurs take the blame. They didn't leave us with many instructions, after all.

[ Reaching out, he plucks one of the flowers from the bush. They're supposed to make a whole crown out of these? Seems cumbersome. ]