Soma

takes the second glove off finger by finger, folds it on the first

He'll be a while. That call never runs short. I'm using it, because doing this behind his back isn't something I'll do twice.

sets the helmet at the far end of the table, further from you

I've spent all evening working out how to say it to Kazuki. Not how to get you alone. I've only been solving one of those. So tell me whether I say anything to him. That's your call, not mine.