[There had been a lot of things Chat had mentally prepared for and emotionally...braced for. Anger, yelling, hatred, ignoring, even possible forgiveness because he knew how good of a guy Nino was. What he hadn't prepared for was being found out. He probably should have, Nino always had a shot at figuring him out, but he didn't.]

[He stares blankly at the camera, but slowly the mental screaming becomes obvious on his face because OH SHIT NINO KNOWS EVERYTHING.]

I...that... [He can't think of a way to talk himself out of this, he can't lie without at least a little forethought and HE WASN'T PREPARED.]

Oh god, Ladybug is going to kill me. [WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING.]

[He puts his head in the hands, eyes unfocused as he tries to mentally catch up.] I-I need to...person. In person. Not Network, need to talk in person if you can stand being around me. I mean, I guess you can? Um. Yeah, that-

[He makes a high, keening, distressed noise. Pretty cat like too.]

Where are you?

[Yeah, your best friend is kind of a disaster, Nino.]