[Action] [Those words? Have an instant effect on him.
Akito stiffens, frozen in place. Eye is wide and staring, despite being unable to see anything. You'd also probably need a crowbar at this point to make him let go]
I... [Dry throat. Even though things had been good mere moments ago, he's suddenly terrified of pissing his brother off. SENSITIVE QUESTIONS ARE NEVER GOOD. He knows this.
He also knows a truthful answer too. Softly] ...no. I'm not. [There partly wasn't a point in this place, but...]