[Ishimaru manages to not flinch away from the hugging, as he might have back in the school when caught off-guard by physical contact like that, but it's fairly obvious that he doesn't really know what to do with himself while it's going on - he isn't too used to being hugged by people who aren't his brother (and even then it's just sort of...one-armed guy-hugs) and he most certainly isn't used to being hugged by girls, and it's...a lot warmer than he thought it would be and a bit difficult to figure out what would be acceptable in terms of positioning, and goodness, where does he even put his hands.

The result is that his eyes widen quite a bit and he just sort of allows it - while it looks like he's considering returning it, he doesn't...quite make it there, his hands moving upward to just kind of hover over her sides without touching her, and while he's not full-out flushed, he's obviously more than a bit flustered when she pulls away.]

W-Well, it's good to hear that - you...you know how much I worry about all of you, and it wouldn't do to have any of you wandering around completely lost!!

[...Ishimaru, for the love of god, breathe before you sprain something.]

But I think I understand what you mean - about seeing people in person. It's always much better that way; shortly after Fujisaki-kun's arrival, we all met up in person in the hotel...perhaps we can all arrange something like that again, now that we're in one city again.

Ah, but that can wait; how have you been liking this place so far?

[Not just the city, really; Johto in general.]