[ when she asks the question, he's immediately struck with the reality that of course she's going to be able to tell something is off, because her entire job is to ensure that he's fine. pretending otherwise is stupid, and walking in here without a plan of what to say is even worse, because roy is bad at this.

but he has to say something, so: ]

No, no. Nothing is wrong.

[ reassuring, as he steps more completely into the room, closing the door behind him. black hayate lays down in his corner, and roy watches the dog for half a moment before taking a few steps closer, to sit on the end of riza's bed. ]

I wanted to ask you something, or -- your opinion on something that I've been thinking about.

[ this is literally the titanic who thought this was a good idea ]