I'm guessing neither of those people are here, though.

[Or rather, he hadn't heard of their names prior to this. But then, it's not like he knew everyone from Usagi and Rei's home here, anyway.

The moment Makoto calls him out, though, he freezes, his eyes intent on looking anywhere but at her. Ouch. Right on target!]

I-I'm not--!

[Breathe, Syaoran, getting worked up will just make things worse!]

... we're working under a time limit. We can't afford to do any of those things right now.

[He's a very 'do as I say, not as I do' person, ok]