And Zidane was deliberately keeping his gaze away from said fist, just to try and not dwell for a few moments. And of course, she had to prompt him to finish his confused thought. So he tried to blow it off first. "Oh, you know me. Just didn't...really know..." But there wasn't anything he could come up with that made sense, and the smile faltered faintly. "I didn't..."

Another pause, a sigh.