[Something told him that was what he was probably going to ask, but even so Kaneki wasn't ready for it. The short breath he takes on the other end is audible, and he's glad that Rin can't actually see him right now. He's never been good at not showing that he's nervous or even hiding something; being on audio itself is bad enough.
He's silent for a little while, letting Rin talk while he tries to listen and absorb what he's asking. It's even worse when he's at a loss for what to say when Rin seems to be finished talking...until he turns around and redacts everything.
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I...I don't want to lie to you about anything else, Okumura-san. I said before that that wasn't fair of me to do, and it still isn't. But...
...but that isn't something I really want to talk about.
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He's silent for a little while, letting Rin talk while he tries to listen and absorb what he's asking. It's even worse when he's at a loss for what to say when Rin seems to be finished talking...until he turns around and redacts everything.
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I...I don't want to lie to you about anything else, Okumura-san. I said before that that wasn't fair of me to do, and it still isn't. But...
...but that isn't something I really want to talk about.