[Yeah, he's just... ruined the whole mood there, didn't he. While Josh was taking everything so well until now, too... He couldn't help getting mad at himself for it.

And now Joshua didn't even look like he wanted to watch that recording anymore... Which made Ryoji a bit sad, considering, but it kind of was his fault to begin with. ...What was that about not wanting to push things again? Should he suggest that they do it some other time, after all?

He was just about to do that, but then Joshua's comment...]

...Puppy?

[No, okay, that... honestly wasn't what Ryoji expected to hear. What did you even mean by that just now, Josh? That he was as harmless? Or that your heart would break if you did that or something? And if he was the puppy, did that make you the cat? ...It was kind of amusing, actually. Could he still try and turn the tables with this?]

Come now, I know I'm not what I used to be anymore, but I'd still like to think I'm a bit tougher than that!

[Have a pout while at it, Josh. It was mostly a playful kind of pout, because despite everything, Ryoji wasn't actually irritated by any of it, but... All of a sudden, he was laughing, because he couldn't help himself anymore.]

Besides... I don't bite. In case you're still worried about that.