Yeah! Brusque on the outside, Really McFuckin Lonely on the inside, and thinking they're a burden/problem/dangerous for other people at the core. I definitely see Kaito warming up to her out of those shared core traits.

I'm still getting to know all the worldbuilding and the other players, so I don't have any super concrete plans for Kaito yet. That means I can be flexible and throw him at Kainé whenever she digs her heels in and makes camp.

and also maybe he can make them food because if there's anything Kaito does to cope with Crazy Stuff happening, it's cooking