[None of the tension in Billy's body unwinds itself, but his face eases a bit, and when he speaks again, it's definitely not as annoyed. He's really not here to fight. He's just here to clear this up.]

Yeah, we get it's important to you. Obviously there are things we don't understand. I just-

[He makes a noise, slightly frustrated, but not at Kitty, really, more at himself.]

I wasn't making you wait to prove a point. I was making you wait because I had things I had to work out. Things important to me and my world. Just-

I'm not going to get where you're coming from if you don't tell me, okay?

[Okay. Okay, this can work, right?]