The way Akito looks and sounds so happy and enthusiastic reminds him of Last Order's frequently carefree and childlike behavior. Maybe it was just due to her programming and incompletely developed emotions, but there's something pure and innocent about her smiles sometimes that belies all of the pain and suffering tucked within the memories she shares with all the clones, living or dead, in the network. Thinking back to that, it's not difficult for him to feel a slight twinge inside.

Looking between the boys while Akito continues to tend to Agito, he goes silent just long enough for the break in conversation to be notable. Then he breaks it. "There was something I meant to bring up when I ran into you again. It looks like right now is shitty timing, though."