"Oh, no -- it's not your fault--" Electro said quickly, putting his food down and gesturing quickly with a hand. "It's just, you know, it's complicated, and I don't--"

He stopped talking, in the event he'd keep going and put his foot in his mouth again. Now wasn't the time to get depressing, right? "We can talk about something else," he said after a pause, leaning closer to her and slipping his arm around her waist.