"Huh?" He whipped his head to meet Poo's gaze, switching from a startled expression to one of slight embarassment and apology for unintentionally interrupting Poo's meditation. Waving a hand to brush off the question, Ness grinned sheepishly and replied, "Ah, no, it's nothing." Then a pause as the two stared at each other with the mutual understanding that it really wasn't 'nothing' and that it was an exercise in futility to try to convince Poo it was the truth.

So he gave in with a shrug of his shoulders. "...I just kinda feel bad that I'm the only one who seems to be relaxing so soon after getting here. I mean, you guys look like you're concentrating so hard and all I'm thinking about is those hot springs..."