[In retrospect, he should've known Robin would pick up on such a small detail and chase after it.]
Eh?! [Ugh, curse his ears, which have grown red in the interim. He hides himself behind flailing arms and hands] No, no, it's not--! It...
[Abruptly, he cuts himself off before that sentence reaches completion, his chest filling with subdued shame. Idiot chef, didn't you always promise yourself you'd never deny what happened?]
It was someone. [He stops again, before smiling sheepishly to stave off his embarrassment] Someone like that, but... they're gone now.
[Filtered]
Eh?! [Ugh, curse his ears, which have grown red in the interim. He hides himself behind flailing arms and hands] No, no, it's not--! It...
[Abruptly, he cuts himself off before that sentence reaches completion, his chest filling with subdued shame. Idiot chef, didn't you always promise yourself you'd never deny what happened?]
It was someone. [He stops again, before smiling sheepishly to stave off his embarrassment] Someone like that, but... they're gone now.