It's so like Nita to give his dramatics a serious response. Most people would just tell him to cut it out, but here she is entertaining him all the same. Though the answer is a little disappointing.. even if Inigo knows he has to suck it up. Nita is logically right, after all, but Inigo has always been one to follow emotions more. And his emotions are all out of whack whenever so many people important to him are all over the place where he can't see them. Even if he could just call them. It's not the same - especially not to someone who's only used to face-to-face communication back home!

But before he can pout about it or say anything reasonable, he's very much distracted by Gerome's question and Nita's teasing answer.

"What?! No, of course not!"

No, Inigo is well aware of why everyone insists he needs someone with him during these missions.. But either Gerome hasn't caught on to his overworking tendencies - in which case he's like to keep it that way - or he has and it'll just be embarrassing to bring it up.

But since he doesn't want to lie here either, he'll just give an answer that's also true, but marginally less embarrassing.

"I just.. like being around people I know. Of course I can fight by myself if I have to, but that is not the case here."