Matias could feel his teeth clench behind his lips. It was almost a good thing, considering he didn't want to make the situation worse than he already made it.  Still, he let out yet another sharp exhale as his eyes met Scarlet with no help from his head.

"It's fine," he said, "assuming you care for the boss a lot."

His eyes were drawn to the city lights again.

"But listen. We have to keep quiet about this. I don't think the boss is exactly going to like it if someone goes around telling people who they 'really' are."

Hand quotes on "really". His sour feelings remained.

"Though I'm not exactly sure how this is dangerous to us specifically..."