[There's something uncomfortable about this. Awward and almost cautious about the way the other boy treads around words. The air seems tense somehow, almost unpleasant, but...

Ramirez doesn't even know the guy. It would be rude to let any of that show.

His words, however, don't make things any easier.]

...I only know the basics, but...when I'm...older?

[He repeats the words slowly, as if the syllables were foreign to him.]

...Are you sure?

[Another pause between words, before he shakes his head.]

Please don't think I'm accusing you of lying. It's just a little disconcerting.