The deer (not sure why he has it. Maybe he tried to become a hunter and his first big kill ended up sticking around, which was a clue that a different path might be a better choice)

>that she decided to, ehm, 'make love, not war', is too good.

Also, maybe it can stick around for a while. I mean, I'm twisting canon into a pretzel anyway, might as well have an elemental stay with its summoner/possibly-friend for a few hours instead of less than a minute.

...oh, and Marhhaiji's father reunited with both of his wives on De Other Side, so there's that (I always forget about them)

So yeah. Extended touching in the form of receiving assistance with his hair definitely happens.

But as for the rest... *shrugs in "this dude is so new, it's a wonder I even got THAT!"*