[ Karma's words seem to have an effect on him, at least. Even though there's still some bitterness in his expression, he tones it down in his voice. ]

I made it out of the Mall alongside Kurama, Karma, and many others.

Besides, just because you met a version of me, doesn't mean you met me. That's just how the multiverse is. One of my boyfriends is- dating another version of Akira Kurusu. [ gaze going distant and dimming quite a bit ] I stood in the same room as Goro Akechi's original Akira and everything.