He sure does. Akechi's a good person underneath it all, even if he doesn't realize it himself. So i'm holding you to your word here.

[ Futaba can't help but hesitate when she hears that question, wanting to be a bit cheeky as she normally would with most people but soon deflates afterward. She's smart enough to know he's making a damn effort here, so there's that ]

I just got here recently, yeah. Same time as you.

[ Because Akechi acting that way wouldn't have been a 'i'm seeing you a second time' thing and wouldn't have needed to get stopped from trying to kill Shido. ]

This place's cool. Different people here than what's back home.