"Ah, it is what it is, though," Gen shrugged it off. "It's not something I have to worry about anymore, at least. Keeping up appearances isn't a thing we need to worry about in my reality, or at least, not in that way."

Gen grinned cheerfully and claimed, convincingly, "And there's even less reason to lie here, isn't there? All of us are in the same boat, after all. No need to keep up false pretenses."