"Hey, don't worry about it!" said Heiji cheerily, waving off Maera's concern. "Like I said, he's always like that."

It probably said something about Heiji that he reacted to his father's constant disapproval by treating it as an annoying but completely normal quirk of character, like always needing to drive or saving plastic bags. Everything was fine...

"It's okay here, yeah. But I think I'd rather go back home when this is all over. I mean, London's way too crowded. Plus, there's no way it can beat Kansai in the spring."