[Is he trying to get at something? Maybe. He can't really deny that there's a bit of a tension settling between the three of them. Not the bad sort, no, not at all. In most cases, it was an easy thread, the sort that drew them together comfortably.

And then in other times (like now), there's an undercurrent as the line is pulled taut. There's definitely a name for it, he knows, but he's not quite ready to admit it to himself (or to them). Instead, he falls back on tugging on the wire from time to time, testing the feedback.]

I'm simply making an observation, of course. It doesn't appear Mister Tiger agrees, but that was to be expected.

[Sorry Kotetsu.]

It could be worse; the ganging up on you, I mean, old man.

[Ah.]