[Kaede truly is so considerate. It's why he doesn't mind being honest with her like this. With a gentle smile, he places his hand next to hers.]

Oh, no. I met them before I knew who they were or anything about this place. They were on a field trip to learn how television is filmed and I happened to be filming both days of the trip. It was in the early days of their, ah, career. The first day was a little embarrassing... [God. The worst part is knowing, in retrospect, that they remembered him from that. Trying to befriend them hilariously worked against him. He's not going to mention that detail, though. Mostly just because it was so stupid of him.] I don't think I made a good first impression on them either day. The interview was about the Phantom Thieves and Akira was chosen for an audience question. It was pretty fun to argue with him, though, and since it so happened we took the same train, after that day I would talk to him while we waited, whenever I happened to see him.