[that gets a pretty unpleasant-sounding laugh from him. even if Latvia isn't making eye contact, he can likely feel that Kaoru hasn't broken it on his end yet.]

What are we do to, then? Pat him on the back, say "what a good game you have, I have certainly learned my lesson!" and return to our own worlds without fuss? Being satisfied with something like that... I do not think it's possible for me.