As soon as Sumomo arrives, John's senses sharpen again to smell what was troubling her, more tolerant to it. By how she suffered, he figured Solid would as well... but he didn't seem bothered by it. Perhaps familiarity? It is a subject perhaps more related to his own past, his own bright spots in his life.

It makes him glad to see him befriending Sumomo quickly. Whatever happened in his life did not scar him to lose the way to befriend others. It was part of John's own humanity that he had to recover in his journeys after the Fall of Reach.

"Will get used to it."

Marie would have a harder time, he knew, more by her rebirth and her being the daughter of Elizabeta. While John himself and every Spartan got used to eating anything that could be found on the field. Even alien animals as long as they were edible.

As he enters, soon enough, John gets to see Marie in a yukata holding her nose.

"Too strong..."

Much in the way of an older brother, he puts a hand above her blond head.