[What!? Why did that fail!? He even moved around a little to make it bounce, showing off how fluffy and fantastic it was! What is this.
Fine. He'll have to resort to something drastic. He didn't want to do this, but...]
...okay, fine, I'll be honest. This other person is a girl, and you're a girl, but this Ryu is a boy, and I'm a guy. But if you're carrying Ryu, you, a girl, leaving this other person, the girl, then that means me, a guy, has to pick up, touch, and carry a girl... I'm sure you know where this is going. [Stern look.] I've heard what Acumen does to people who 'mingle' like that with members o the opposite sex. We can't have that, now, can we?