[Somewhere in the midst of Grant and Claude's conversation, Shiro had... well. He didn't leave the kitchen. But he'd definitely busied himself with something else. Which just so happens to be the dishes. You have a party, you rack up a lot of dishes. And those are one thing Shiro can do without setting the place on fire.]

[His shoulders tense up a bit, hearing Grant. He figures it's the inevitable. The "we can't be friends" talk. Or something along those lines. But he still turns, he still smiles.]

No, I... it's fine. It's fine. I should apologize - [Why, Shiro? He shoves his hands back into the water.]

If I... If I made things awkward back there - I didn't mean to. I... [Deep breath.] Yeah.