Chi suddenly turns on a heel, serious again, but not as serious as he had been with Dante. Rather, he appears to now be irritated.

 "Its not a riddle. Im saying how it is. My kind like to fool everyone. And in order to keep fooling everyone, they dont talk to others of our kind. Thats as clear as can be. Youre just so focused on telling me how much you accept me, that you can't hear what I'm saying. Thats not my fault." He huffs "And in case you forgot, my day hasn't been much better."


She tilts her head, then looks over at the door, in thought, and seeming somewhat concerned, " It certainly could....but perhaps we should go check on them. Dante, how are you feeling?"