Nico falters, her eyes flickering between Akiha's face and the floor. This is-- definitely close. Not close in a way she'd think twice about if she was the one initiating, but from Akiha, it's... different. It makes her heart beat a little faster.

And when she sounds this stupidly, painfully sincere, Nico really can't stay mad for long.

"It's, uh... it's fine." She shifts a little in place, the warmth in her cheeks persisting for a different reason now. "Seriously, don't worry about it."

She's never heard of a person who feels insecure because their house is too big, but she deems to keep that thought to herself. In the first place, she had no intention of insulting Akiha -- it's just, seeing this huge, bare room that looks like it belongs to a high-end business hotel than a girl her age... it feels so lonely. Doesn't Akiha get lonely?

She probably wouldn't be any happier if Nico asked her that instead, though.

"Anyway, that's not what we came here to talk about, right?"