[He nods; it's good to see Katara's still around, too - and the Poochyena drops her head with a small whine at the subject, which gets Heiji scratching her ears.]

Yeah ... best friend I'd grown up with was here for all'f a few weeks... was good to see'er again, at least. An' Shiho, too - she'd been here longer'n I'd been. At least - [Well, no, Shinichi's still Conan, he can't say Shinichi's back.] there's still some familiar faces around, eh? [He gives a small smile.]