[He almost flinches, and there's an immediate urge to argue, to insist that he's Barnaby's partner, that he only wants to help, but... none of that is going to do any good this time, is it?
As much as Barnaby's trying to act otherwise, right now he's just a scared kid and Kotetsu's already gotten so tripped up in how to handle him that he's made the situation worse.]
...Okay. That's fine too. We can just talk about what's going on now.
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As much as Barnaby's trying to act otherwise, right now he's just a scared kid and Kotetsu's already gotten so tripped up in how to handle him that he's made the situation worse.]
...Okay. That's fine too. We can just talk about what's going on now.