[ He's not sure what sort of answer he's expecting, but Yu's tone nor expression is accusatory. That makes him feel a little better, but as Yu looks up again, Yosuke finds their faces impossibly close. Funny, before he hadn't even paid attention to it when he reached out to cup Yu's cheeks in his hands, but he has some amazingly long eyelashes.

Yosuke swallows visibly and lets out a choked laugh. ]

Uh...nah...I think. We're finally even.

[ Yu had spared his life, after all. ]

...Heh, now that I think about it...it's kind of like the story.

[ Oh--he should explain, huh? ]

The fisherman, I mean--he spared this turtle once before, so when he was going to drown, this mermaid decided to save him instead for his kindness...

[ There's really no reason for him to feel so nervous about this, right? They've been talking for a while now. He considers them good friends. ]

It, ah...sounds better how it was written.

[ Another pause as he swallows again, amber eyes scanning silver for something he can't quite place. ]

...It wasn't weird, was it?