"Hi, Hakuryuu!" Goku chirped happily. He looked at Gojyo, proclaiming with a pouty tone 'I'm not gonna!', before going back and gently tossing Hakuryuu up in the air a few time,s over and over. He laughed happily when he was licked on the face. "Wow, you're so small! We should play together!"

Yes, the promise of food, an animal companion, and being reunited with his friends... this was a good way to push aside his worries. Thoughts of Hadriel-concerns and even Sanzo were now in the back of his mind. They wouldn't break free until a little later, but that was then. This was now.