"I know. I was teasing." Only about that part. Never about his brother. It's far too painful a wound to poke at idly, the same way he wouldn't dare tease her about her father.

"No, just remarking on it, Mister Suou." She knows he's joking and will play along. "Your ruse has not fooled me. I knew you'd be back to your perfect suits and perfect manners soon enough." Lifting the otter from his hold, she moves it up to bop Katsuya's nose with the furry one. "Mister Otter and I are on to you."