[ He doesn't deny his primary residence being the hospital... ]

We'll be seeing each other a lot more if we're going to be sharing a place with Rei, right? Phones are convenient for other things. Like if there's a sale somewhere and I need to send you on an errand.

[ Kido's actual canon reason why chatrooms are great: "No helping it. I’ve said this countless times, but being able to convey messages to multiple people is convenient. I can easily call anyone who’s free when there are limited sales of whole packs for the price of one egg."

Talking to friends? Not important. ]