[ He catches the gun barrel and starts cleaning Akira's too. While he cleans it, he starts thinking of something as if he's lost in thought. After internal scrubbing and external polishing, he returns Akira's gun barrel. ]

I have a question...

[ He has a lot of questions, actually. But Akira seems wise enough to give him a straight answer. He's been getting a lot of memories lately that's been like this. ]

If someone keeps hinting that they want you, but you want to say no... is politely rejecting them outright the best thing to do?