He blinked, unaware that he'd given anything away. "Huh? ...Mm."

What if it was something he'd said, in all his inelegant floundering? He couldn't see how, and he could hardly be responsible for Adachi being a psycho, insisted the often under-appreciated logical part of his mind. He was at least ninety percent sure he knew the answer. No need to ask. Not really.

Still, if she was prompting him, he might as well work his way there step by step.

"So... You going to leave him alone now?" His voice was still carefully light, still not judging - too much, at least.