"It's just a metaphor, dude," Heiji said with a small grin. "Don't take it so seriously."

He was a little proud that his speech had impressed Homura, but Okita didn't look too happy. Well, at least he'd managed to cover up who his 'mother' was. He didn't have much to say about the current goings-on, though, so he simply continued to pretend to read and listened to the conversation.