Thank goodness she stops, rounding on him and demanding answers like she absolutely should be. Something in Ren relaxes at that, even if she obviously isn't taking this very well.

"It's-- it's not a joke. And it's only kind of the Metaverse. I don't think I'm going to explain it right." Damn, it's been a while since he had to explain something to Makoto instead of the other way around. It's fine. He's sure she'll get it easily when she has all the facts. "This is another world. Not... really the Metaverse, but linked to it a lot more strongly than Tokyo."

He holds out his hand towards her. "It's okay. I know it's not... it doesn't sound okay right now. But a bunch of the team is here. And there's a lot of people that need our help."