It seemed trying to keep up a lighter mood would be fruitless in the end. It wasn't like worrying themselves into a fret was going to help out any matters. The key was to stay calm and collected, and a laugh could get rid of some of the stress.

At any rate, Akane was happy she had met with Sigma. Past all the teasing, it was a weight off her shoulders to pair up with a known comrade rather than a stranger. She understood how he worked, what made him tick, the same way he understood her. There didn't have to be any tiptoeing. Which is why she understood his lie right away. She opened the wrapper, a mixture of a sigh and laugh escaping under her breath, and quickly snapped the bar in half before he could protest. She popped half in her mouth and held the rest right back towards the doctor. "You're more use when you're not starving." A tad harsh, but she wasn't going to take no for an answer.