[That took him by surprise. Zelos gave a nervous chuckle, fidgeting a bit at the other end of the feed.]
Aw, come on, I was just joking around a little, that's all!
[Since said "child incident", Zelos had felt a little awkward around Ishtar. Partly because he hated having his true feelings seen like that, and partly because... Ishtar was almost maternal towards him. It was the sort of affection he'd craved all his childhood.]
[Video, Private] hehehe
Aw, come on, I was just joking around a little, that's all!
[Since said "child incident", Zelos had felt a little awkward around Ishtar. Partly because he hated having his true feelings seen like that, and partly because... Ishtar was almost maternal towards him. It was the sort of affection he'd craved all his childhood.]