There's a moment of hesitation and uncertainty--- after all, he hasn't exactly allowed himself much closeness with anyone outside of Capochin in well over a decade, now--- but with some tentativeness that matches Godpoke's own, he meets that hug.

"Awright, ya sent-ee-mental thing, yew can have a hug," he jokes, taking the edge of his own sheepishness off with playfulness. "I'm glad ya stopped by, Pokey."