[ A light tiny nod, followed by an "Ah" for confirmation. Maybe he can help his friend out somehow? ]

Let's see.. [ He takes a moment to absorb the questions and think them over, before slowly begins to respond. ]

It was certainly different, however it was a nice kind of one. I cannot explain it well but being human-like was an entirely different experience. Aoba.. Aoba behaved as normally, he was surprised, of course in Rhyme there has to be focus on the fighting so I cannot say if he was happy. [ though, he did still get concerned over Ren's well-being when hit so.. he certainly treated him the same. ]