Maybe not the first time, but it had been a while. That and Saitou hadn't had much contact with anyone for some time. It didn't exactly happen while at home doing police work. It wasn't something the late 1800s had caught up with, yet.

But he didn't want Kiryu to feel uneasy around him, and smiled barely in return. "You'd be right." And he reached over to squeeze his hand once. It wasn't awkward anymore, promise. "I tend to do that more often than I should, anyway."