"It might deter them, but there's a way around it," he argued, more as a retort to her than an actual disagreement. What was Rikku even thinking? He gave the door a few kicks and punches before he finally gave up. He shook his head. He hated hearing Yuna sound like that.

It hurt.

"We all have other things to do right now," He wasn't terse, but it was close. There was an underlying defeat in his tone. Even if he was done trying to escape for now, he didn't move from his spot. He tried to keep as much space between them as possible. After all, wasn't that what Yuna wanted?

"Look, it's not that I don't appreciate you...trying to apologize for her. But-- it's fine. I know Rikku won't keep us in here forever," It just felt awkward, like some reluctant parody of what they used to have.