[He had wrestled with himself on whether or not to respond. By coincidence, he had been about to head planet side. Hinata sighs and stares directly into the screen.]

We're above a planet. Whether this is a program or not, I really dion't want to have this conversation like this. Ask what you want about where we are now. The rest you ask planet side. Face to face. That fine with you?

[He isn't going to let Komaeda control the talk this time. Avoiding him would do just that.]