Dangit, why did Kitty have to zoom in on the second part rather than the first? Sure, he was genuinely upset about the languages thing too, but that'd be much easier to play off than the latter subject is.

Is he still going to try though? Of course. In for a penny, in for a pound.

"Yes, actually." He figures lying about this won't do much good, so he might as well tell the truth and act like he's not that affected by it. He tries to speak as casually as he can, forcing a smile up on his face. "My boyfriend isn't here right now. His name turned gold on the passenger list."