
“… Curious, aren’t you?”
So these snooping people still haven’t given up yet, huh. Well then. He was well aware that he might as well be throwing in more kindle into the bonfire with his next words, but hey. He felt inclined to entertain their questions this time. And he needed a laugh.

“Hm. Things have gotten more… ardent, between her and I. And maybe even a little stormy. I think she needs to calm down though; she’s been breathing down my neck for a while now, fussing over trivial things all the way.”
It was definitely nowhere near the whole truth, yet it wasn’t a total lie either. If one were aware of what really happened, that is.
But out of context—… that was just what he was aiming for.