[looks down at the recorder, and then over to the box still sitting off to the side

heaving a HUGE SIGH and putting the instrument down, reaching for the chains again]

... It's all right. I'm just... somewhat picky, I suppose...?

...Would you mind if I asked Miku to tell you a few things? I would do it myself, but... it's something difficult for me to talk about, and I'd probably end up upsetting one or the both of us. ...She knows some of it better than I do, anyway.