[Yusuke rests a hand on his chin, giving Hiro's theory some thought. It made sense, but...]

Was it the ghost it was keeping trapped, then? No, that wouldn't be right, why would it be protective of something keeping it stuck there...?

[His head snaps up, though, at Hiro and Rei's offer, blinking a few times in disbelief.]

Wait, uh-- for real? It's not gonna distract you or anything?

[And there's a slight frown as he weighs his options.]

I'm not really, er... a science kinda guy. I'm probably gonna wind up standing around being awkward or accidentally break your developing cure for cancer or something like that. Not that I'm not interested in what this thing actually is, but...

[He'll be like a bull in a china shop, is what he's trying to get at.]