[ ... This still feels tense. Mark's tail slows to an awkward little sway. ]

Well, that's good... I still haven't really met him, even around the house. I never had any pets growing up, so...

[ It felt kind of weird that there have been animals in the house with them? It's not something he'd been thinking about... That's beside the point. This still feels awkward? He gives Josuke a friendly little nudge, his own floppy ears perking up as he does. ]

You should toss the ball for them. I bet they're gonna go nuts over it.

[ And maybe once the dogs (and Fou!) are all happy, the collective mood around the three of them will also brighten...? ]