Well, sorry. It's not so easy t' knock it off. It's hell on Izō and I dunno the half from what I been told, and you're a lot like him. So... for what it's worth, I'm sorry.

[ what else can he do? he's so bad at this. hizen thinks he's bad at this stuff? for all that ryouma is supposed to be good at dealing with people, it's especially awkward when you get down to it and realise he isn't. ]