Yes -- which is more than Mother showed me at times. [He shakes his head -- oh, his parents. . .]

Heh, it's all right -- it took me a bit to get used to them too. Though they are very convenient. [He pulls out his tea bag from his cup, setting it aside on the saucer he got for that purpose, then adds milk and sugar. He also takes a Hydrox, just to remind Kurenai that it's okay, he's sitting with her now if she wants a snack.]

Right -- I don't think I ever properly explained what happened after she was set free. You see, while all of that was happening, my parents were out of town. Looking for me, ironically -- the town crier had seen me and Emily right before she took me below, and reported that I'd apparently r-run off with another woman. So they never saw any of the business with the walking dead. They returned after everything was said and done with -- and when I tried to explain what had happened, they didn't believe me. In fact, they thought I'd -- l-lost my mind.