[When Ardyn opened the door, he was armed with nothing but a hesitant and tired smile, stepping back to let Shido in.]

Come on in. Make yourself comfortable, I kind of suspect this might take a bit.

[His room was much the same as all the others in structure, but...strangely, he already seemed to have a collection of junk scattered in some form of organized chaos, from an otamatone to a small violet model car and an arrangement of snacks in the kitchenette. Just by that was a table that looked like it came straight out of Starbucks, with two chairs already set up.]

This is...going to be difficult to explain. So I'll start with the simplest of terms. [He poured out two cups of coffee, setting them on the table before taking a seat.]

...I've had my heart changed as well, in a sense.