[ sorry, ichigo, but keigo could get a bit excited and carried away... at least he looked apologetic! ]

Sorry, I got a little too excited...

[ but at any rate, his expression turned somber at the question posed to him. he usually tried not to be so candid with strangers, but— ]

Not really. They're all very secretive. They lie to me a lot, too.

[ he probably looked hurt, despite the way he fought to keep up a somewhat neutral expression. ]

I know why they do it, I understand their logic behind it: I'm not strong like they are. I'm more of a burden than an asset, so telling me certain things isn't a good idea, I guess. They don't want me to worry or get involved, but it's not like I don't end up finding out about it, anyway...

[ ...he was being pretty vague, but that was more out of a stream of consciousness than anything deliberate. ]