Ah, she hadn't meant to get that kind of reaction out of him--she'd gone too hard, hadn't she? "Ah," she held up a hand, lightly protesting, "I was just saying I was being serious! I didn't want you to think I was playing around, getting you to tell me this and that just for fun. That's all."

But that elaboration on the open marriage question was just deepening her confusion. So it was a secret? But he'd also called it "open"--wasn't that the opposite?? And now he was talking about loving more than one person? But he'd just said he was married?

Kyoko just stared for a few moments--it was probably kinda unnerving, sorry Tony--but she was honestly in the throes of pure confusion. "Sorry," she said abruptly, at last. "I think... the word 'open' must have an extra definition I've never heard of." She has no idea what you're talking about, sir.