[ Well, that much comes as no surprise—but the brief meeting of their eyes implies that there's more to be said, so Akira gathers himself and trails behind her towards the front of the infirmary again. ]

No wonder. [ War is... quite a bit outside his scope of experiences. The Phantom Thieves may have been fighting a battle much larger than themselves, but nothing on that scale, nothing that raw. A bit quieter, while he's removing his own gloves: ] That must have been tough.

[ When the question is turned back on him, there's the barest moment of hesitation. Akira's unwillingness to speak about his role as Joker has a lot less to do with worry about running into someone from home and much more about wanting to preserve that secret identity in case he ever needs it here. Besides, having people assume him a completely mundane high school student has never hurt before. ]

I visited the doctor a lot. You have something done to you enough times, it's not that hard to imitate.