[He doesn't answer right away, taking a long, hard look at that text, his facade slipping a bit. Desi's short reaction belied what he knew what was true. Odds were, Desi was rather overwhelmed and confused at this revelation. Happy, he'd hope, but... the matter has to be complicated. Fortunately, at this point, he doesn't need an explanation.... or much more to go on than that.

Right. Leave it to me then. I'll let you know when I'm on my way back.

With that, he sighed, and slid his phone back into his pocket.]

...There's not another way, unfortunately.

[He blinked, looking her more squarely in the eye.]

Hey, uh... can we talk outside? I know it's kinda out of nowhere, but it's important.