Hm, that feels a little different. He's not glaring at me quite as harshly anymore. It's more of a... gaze, really. He's staring at me, like he thinks I'm going to melt or disintegrate or otherwise immediately disappear.

I blink a few times, clear my throat, and then look away, angling my head back a bit and closing my eyes with a sigh.

"I wasn't trying to prove anything, Takatora. Honestly. There were anomalous data readings, I couldn't let it wait, and I didn't want to interrupt you. It went poorly. That's it."