You got it! [ he lets out a brief chuckle. ] No worries here - I'm not the easily offended type, but someone else might be, you know?

[ he's not here to make fun of Akechi... well, not much, anyway. he's more interested in getting some experience with communicating through the ley lines, and happened to be focusing enough to hear the forcefulness of his words. he's not very keen on the idea of his thoughts being streamed out without intent either, so he's doing his best to be deliberate about his stream of consciousness.

but at the moment, what concerns him more is the hesitation in Akechi's voice. he puts aside the teasing for a moment, listening intently. ]

I can be. Did something happen?

[ with the tremors, his first thought is that there was some sort of collapse down there. a cave-in wouldn't bode well for the underground academy, and would be even worse for the train routes. ]