Oh, that's better. He brightens, reclaiming his hand and sitting back, still quite close. While it's not a dramatic improvement, Ren's still showing interest in something outside him, and Akechi will accept it. "Ah, there you are. I knew you couldn't resist a puzzle."

But his face falls. "It's things like... I need to tell you, because the strong likelihood is it will be the same for you. But can I see your phone?"

He hasn't forgotten what he wanted to check, either, that started all of this off.