He made every attempt not to wince at that, and still did, slightly. A surge of anger at Hojo came right behind it, but he was better at hiding that; his jaw only moved slightly. "I know." His voice was unexpectedly tense, there, and he let out a deep breath to calm himself. Zack was fine, now. Whatever had happened was in the past.
Either way, a subject change was obviously needed. "I've met three Zacks, so far. Though not here." He gave his best attempt at a smile, after that subject...