James also goes to try and steady Togusa in return, but with the shield strapped to his forearm the way it is, the motion he actually accomplishes is more of a smack with the shield than any kind of steadying. Shit. He almost goes and tries to fix it, reaching out again to steady Togusa more, but then pulls back because he's just going to make it worse. He slides the shield off his arm and sets it down to rest against his leg.

"Sorry! Sorry." He holds his arms up in a peace gesture as well as an apology. "The shield's new, I'm not used to it."