[Something's wrong. He can't tell what it is, or why, but Carlos is upset. That much is easy. And it presents a problem, which is: Carlos wants him to be honest, but Carlos is upset and shouldn't be. Even if it's just that Carlos anticipated a much calmer conversation than this when he invited Giorno and Gold Experience over, his discomfort should be respected and accounted for in Giorno's actions. That's common sense, to him. But navigating the two together without contradicting himself, he isn't sure how to do that.]

[It takes him too long, probably. He spends the intervening time staring furiously at the floor between their feet, frowning until it looks like it might hurt his face. But finally he figures something out and looks up at Carlos with a stubbornly set jaw.]

I'm not trying to get out of doing what you're suggesting. I want to. But I don't want to make you uncomfortable. So I think it might be a good idea to — to say this is enough trying for today, and start again tomorrow. So we can both have a break.