Haha, [says Natsume, and it's filler laughter, a way to buy time. Not fake for the sake of it, and not actually fake in the first place, but he needs a moment to gather his thoughts, his words, and his courage.

The courage comes first: he lifts his chin and smiles up.]

I don't know about you, but curious people make me kind of anxious. So you don't have to think of me as a curious person if you don't want to.