[Akechi just stares at him, feeling more like a caged animal than he had when he'd first woken up. He watches Ren fiddle with his glasses, feels a muscle in his jaw twitch and realizes only then that he's gritting his teeth.

So he forces himself to at least look relaxed, even if it feels like every muscle is stretched taut like a spring about to snap.]

Does it matter? The cognitive being was dealt with. Now, if we're dragged back into that... alternate world, perhaps it'll become relevant, but for now? [He flicks a hand dismissively.] It's not important.