Unfortunately, "niceness" can easily become cruelty, however unintentional, when things aren't planned out well.

[So yeah, no. No matter how much Ann makes puppy-dog eyes at him, he isn't bringing a giraffe inside. He waves the branch behind him and lets the giraffe nibble on it, treating it almost like one might wave a toy for a cat.

There's still a part of him that goes on the defensive at the question, even now, a subtle tightening of muscles in his back that he covers with an easy smile.]

We're fine. Yoshizawa-san needing a place to stay gave Ren a convenient excuse to be a mother hen while I was injured. And I'm sure it was no secret that I was... indisposed, after our time spent in Mementos.

[Read: dead.]