[ It may not translate well, but what Armada says actually...makes more sense to him than the way Chidori portrayed it to him a while back. His own sense of family stretches a bit beyond the human norm so the phrase "a branching of our tree" actually resonates with him on some level.

Shifting a little, Zack rubs the back of his head. He feels just a tiny bit awkward. ]

Nothing, really. I just - I talked to Chidori about it not too long ago, and she didn't...explain it the way you just did.

[ aka she put a little more of a sexual spin on it, and that was a vibe he never got from Armada, at any point. Hence his confusion. ]

I like the way you describe it, though.