Weird is sort of an understatement. This was the guy that tailed them on a stakeout for Rise Kujikawa. The guy who always seemed to show up and drop useful little bits of information from the police in their laps when they were stumped and help the connect the dots a little better without really meaning too.

"Yeah, I'm Yu-kun's friend. You asked us about Yukiko-san's disappearance after Dojima-san got us out of trouble about having weapons in the Junes food court." Don't tell him you don't remember that. That was like the longest conversation they had before the group sort of exploded with members.