The shift comes so smoothly that even someone as present in the 'now' as Qui-Gon falls into it, too. He matches that familiar glint with a continued smile and a hand on Ezra's shoulder. He gives it a squeeze and pulls Ezra in just a bit in a half hug similar to what the boy used in greeting earlier.

"The house should always be clean," he teases, knowing full well that the two combined tend to leave a bit of a mess, "Why else do I keep you around?"