[ He blinks; they're not even that obvious unless you're looking up close, are they? He would have expected Manaka to notice since she was specifically checking for wounds -- or was at least pretending to -- but not anyone else. ]

...Yeah, they're from adults who wanted me to believe that what they were doing was for my benefit. Being older didn't make them right either.

[ He says that last part firmly and ties it back to what he'd said before to get back on track; he has no intention of going into personal details right now. ]