He's a good, dumb guy that doesn't know how to treat a girl the way she wants to be treated, but sticks up for his friends and does his best even if he hates being the center of attention -- the sort of person you could probably fall in love with on his actions alone, even though he's pretty plain faced and irritating.

[ there's a fondness in her voice though, a friendly sort. the kind will had when speaking of his own companions. ]

Nukumizu-kun... is totally hopeless. You can teach an old dog new tricks, but he's definitely not learning any lessons. Oh, he'd definitely wanna keep out of everyone's way and live peacefully just in the background, but he's easy enough to get along with that he'd end up being at the center of stuff.