Snake's tone still kind of pissed him off (wow how dare he tell Heiji to calm down, Heiji could tell him where to stick his calm), but at least now he had the benefit of having let off a little steam.

"...I'm not a student. I work at the cafe sometimes because I like talkin' to people and sometimes it gives me inspiration to put in a story. I read because I like it."

It didn't help that he'd been genuinely excited to see Snake, either. How embarrassing...