[they, like, hear what aymeric is saying but at the same time they're not entirely connected to it just yet.]

...no, I don't. [no?] I didn't even know about this until these stupid bubbles started showing up. So why do I...I don't even know if it matters anymore. Does it?

[it does because they're going to obsess over it because it's very obviously theirs, and they're missing so many context clues. the question is more asked in the kind of way a person asks in a panic when they are desperately ignoring the right answer.]