[ It might seem a little out of nowhere, but this one would have taken him longer to compose anyway- this is someone he knows, and wants to know better, and that sort of bleeds a little in to his own writing. ]
Hu Tao,
I heard from my [ Aw, to hell with it, he's not gonna lie about it to someone he's spoken to on and off for a month and change- ] partner Minakami that you were one of his team-mates during the mission in to Kaigo no Bou. I wanted to thank you for helping to keep him safe; he means the world to me, and knowing that you were there to help fills me with relief.
I also wanted to thank you for your part in stopping the nightmarish blood rain, of course, as well as acting as a representative of Sutoku, and being present alongside the Daitengu...but, perhaps more embarrassingly, I wanted to thank you as a potential friend, too. I hope you are well, after all is said and done, and that this message isn't strange or overly maudlin.
[text] pretend this is the day after the tower team's success
Hu Tao,
I heard from my [ Aw, to hell with it, he's not gonna lie about it to someone he's spoken to on and off for a month and change- ] partner Minakami that you were one of his team-mates during the mission in to Kaigo no Bou. I wanted to thank you for helping to keep him safe; he means the world to me, and knowing that you were there to help fills me with relief.
I also wanted to thank you for your part in stopping the nightmarish blood rain, of course, as well as acting as a representative of Sutoku, and being present alongside the Daitengu...but, perhaps more embarrassingly, I wanted to thank you as a potential friend, too. I hope you are well, after all is said and done, and that this message isn't strange or overly maudlin.
-Tama