Gokudera had spent a great deal of time and energy with a lot of different people. It's part of why adjusting to Amoi may be a bit difficult. He's not exactly got the perverted mindset of Shamal, nor the libido of most young men his age, so it won't be too difficult. It's more of a struggle to mask his emotions, to think that whatever he eats isn't going to be laced with something. That people aren't going to look at his deactivated collar or suddenly scan his eyes to turn him down for a job, or to kick him out of areas because he's worth less. Anchor will help him, and he's unaware of how Yamamoto may feel about him bringing Hibari up in this regard. There is no romance to what he says, but he certainly was not an unwilling party if he was with the other Guardian.

"That's how I came up with a new strategy, so even if I lost... it wasn't all bad. Felt like training, and no one bothered us." Heaven help them if they did.

"Hibari was well off, and there was even a holiday dedicated to fighting." It also included whipping mongrels, but Gokudera kept away. "So he got to beat up a ton of people. If anything, I think he was bored until the brainwashing kicked in... He was on Amoi much longer than me."