Oh dear. The fog of mystery was starting to clear up for Rhys. Ike's age regression was likely due to some temporal bending that he didn't quite understand. And how should he explain it to Ike, who, by the looks of it, was fresh out of Tellius. He would think him crazy!

"Ah..." Eye contact was diverted in an awkward attempt to try and grasp at a sensible enough way to elucidate him on the subject. "It's... difficult for me to explain why I thought you were younger. I must look like I'm losing my marbles. This school, you see... It's located in a strange place that can be said to distort time, so... I think what you may be looking at is an older Rhys." He chuckled a little. "My, that is strange to think about..."