[Shit, he's let too much out already and he's not going to burden Rei with something that doesn't even concern her. Quickly Kotetsu attempts to backtrack as much as possible, putting up that carefree and idiotic front he always loves to fall back on.]
--no no, it's okay! Don't worry about it, it's fine! I'm fine! It's just... that's just really harsh isn't it?! I was just thinking about it and I guess I got a little too caught up in my thoughts and-- aah, that'd be a really big mess! I mean, if you think about it, having to re-meet someone like that, or especially having to explain stuff that happened to a person before it even happened to them... and then if you had to keep stuff a secret because they weren't ready for it...
[How much does Barnaby not know of? How much is he going to have to lie to him about? How much is he going to have to hide again and for how long?]
...n-nothing, it's nothing. I was just-- aha, I'm really bad at this stuff. Don't worry about it, really! I'm just too sensitive I guess!
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--no no, it's okay! Don't worry about it, it's fine! I'm fine! It's just... that's just really harsh isn't it?! I was just thinking about it and I guess I got a little too caught up in my thoughts and-- aah, that'd be a really big mess! I mean, if you think about it, having to re-meet someone like that, or especially having to explain stuff that happened to a person before it even happened to them... and then if you had to keep stuff a secret because they weren't ready for it...
[How much does Barnaby not know of? How much is he going to have to lie to him about? How much is he going to have to hide again and for how long?]
...n-nothing, it's nothing. I was just-- aha, I'm really bad at this stuff. Don't worry about it, really! I'm just too sensitive I guess!