[The lack of resolve in acquiescing Ryuji's demand catches him off guard. He's the meat shield of his party, the guy who takes most of the blows for the team as the more strategic members of his party make the plans. That's how it's always been- so when Hinata finds a loophole in the scheme, he just stands there with an eyebrow raised. Oh man, did this suddenly get a little awkward or what? Putting a hand to the back of his neck, he smiles sheepishly. Maybe Hinata was right, who knows?]

I dunno, it kinda made sense at the time. [His plans usually do, in the heat of the moment.]

Like... what type of VR actually makes someone feel the same thing that's happening to them in the fake world as it's happenin' in the real one, though? If that's the case, we gotta be hooked up to like... weird machines 'n shit.

[Putting more thought to it, it starts to seem less and less likely. At least with the idea that this is some digitalized interpretation of a setting, there was some hope that they could break out of it. Or find a way to hack the system (shit, if only Futaba were here)- something to discern the irregularity of everything and provide a hint to its fakeness.]

Man... It seems kinda far out to think that we're in a simulation, then, y'know?