[ Ah, damn it. They know each other too well for this to be convincing. Dokja instantly regrets his hasty decisions from before, each one made in a moment of panic, but he doesn't show how flustered he is now. He maintains a carefully neutral expression, has his eyes go blank as if he doesn't know what Joonghyuk means.

Then blinks a few times like it's all coming back to him. ]

Oh, that. We got into an argument before all of this.

[ His lies spill too easily from his lips, an apologetic look timed perfectly over his face. ]

You said some really scary stuff, so naturally I wanted to avoid you.