[To that he offers a subdued hum, seeing as the smile does nothing to decrease the levels of awkward on his end. After a second's pause, he turns away, hissing out a sigh and flattening his hand against the back of his neck.

Well.

He's here. And Kotetsu's spotted him. Might as well have his say.]

The day that Valentine's experiment ended... the girl I'd been in love with was captured by the droids, straight out of our bed. I tried to stop them, but. [He just cuts off with a shrug. No point in reminiscing about that, since it's not really the point, anyway. He's not saying this to garter sympathy or share sob stories] She still isn't back, either.

I knew what was gonna happen, but I still tried. [So, he supposes, that makes you right. No one just sits by and lets someone they care about be taken away without a fight.

Another pause, and he starts walking away] Try not to beat yourself up too much, alright? A Hero shouldn't look so washed up.