'Surprise' crossed Akito's face; it was more auto-pilot more than anything.

"Well..." He scratched the back of his head again, 'anxiously' fiddling with his chopsticks. "It did cross my mind. Though I do believe your family really do sound like they have an interesting history," he quickly added. It was something that would be going away to the back of his mental cabinet for later use if he needed it.

"It's part of the reason for my curiosity," Akito admitted. "But," chuckle, "you know what you say about magicians. They don't just give away tricks."