“We are not taking the subway. This time, it will be the car.” Not knowing if an invitation to get away from the city would even be wanted, Triton was still going to be prepared if Amaterasu decided she would like that. He wouldn’t have her bring her things and herself onto the subway. He wouldn’t have Athena do any such thing, either, and he knew his addition of ‘this time’ was completely meaningless.
Once they left the building, however, Triton was forced to add something more truthful. “It will be the car after a short walk, actually. It’s not very far.”