She simply smiled. After all, being mistaken for younger? That was a compliment, to her! Oh, she had no secrets--if Clarence was curious and asked, he'd find there was a reason for such a dichotomy of looks between Yotsuyu and Elliott, but she wasn't the type to simply divulge.

"I may joke at times, but to do so now would merely be cruel." And while there were times where Yotsuyu was most definitely cruel, when the need arose, when it came to telling a young man 'no'? With something that seemed so very important? No, there was a point at which things went too far.

"So, no, I am not joking now. I say again, shall we?"