[ Nori getting caught up in his own head isn't exactly out of the ordinary, but usually it doesn't happen when they're god-knows-where and there's no expectations from Coach to focus on, for either of them. He eyes Nori for a few seconds longer, wondering what to say. It hadn't been like this with Furuya or Sawamura. ]

Don't get too distracted, Sawamura'll manage to sneak up on you. [ Said with the dry humor of experience. He shifts to rustle one-handed through his bag and peels out his glove. Pitchers like pitching - and the back-and-forth of pitching practice has a familiar rhythm for Kazuya, too. ] The net'll be there, pitch to me instead? [ It's not a usual question, to be sure, but this isn't the usual place. ]