Just okay, [ he confirms, even pairing it with a little upward flick of his chin. ]

... did you just say "spoiled"? Now I'm gonna' think about it like that... Normally I hate spoilers, but I guess if I can fix things that weren't supposed to happen then I'm just cleaning up the timeline, right? Retconning. [ How much sense does this make? It's easy to chatter about something silly in favor of keeping things serious and working himself up to the gratitude he absolutely owes Markus. Gratitude and... equal honesty, too. ]

Hey... can I tell you something? It's been bugging me.