[If there's anything Akechi's become good at during his life, it's repressing his true emotions, anger chief among them. He once again finds himself needing to strike a careful balance -- forcing Ren to keep his distance, while not antagonizing him so far that he ceases to work with him altogether.

He notes the way his hands shake, his eyes lingering on them for a moment before his gaze flicks back up to Ren's face.]

Good. I imagine it will take some time to determine how the water is flowing, but once we do that... I hope you don't mind getting wet.