Gio had a lot of explaining to do, but what could he say? He didn't know Raymond had such plans either.
He didn't hint at it at all when they were training, so how was Gio supposed to answer those questioning gazes?
'Well, I guess he did hint at it.'
He didn't say anything, but it was odd how easily he gave Gio permission. In the two days after that, when they trained, he mentioned a few times that "losing his excuse was annoying," but how was Gio meant to interpret that without any context?
He knew what it meant now, but that was beside the point. He had no choice but to stumble over his words to give them some kind of explanation.
And, well, since Raymond helped him out, he figured this was a good way to repay the favor.
Gio's words became smoother. The message at the end turned out something like:
