He falls quiet, letting the kid concentrate. If it's there, he'll find it. A Persona's presence that never quite goes away once you realize your potential as a user. After that initial awakening, there's no going back. You can't quiet it back into slumber. You can only try to hold it back and pretend it's not there.

He nods when the kid voices an affirmative. "If you can feel it, you can use it. Ain't much to it." When something's a part of you, there's no reason you can't make use of it. "Doesn't matter what method you get it done with."