Every new scattered, contextless detail is just more baffling. And a cold chill washes over Russell, in the instant between Walter mentioning making the news - and clarifying it hadn't been them.

"And... why would my aunt be more fussed than my mum, or anyone else...? Which aunt?"

There's multiple people he calls aunt, and a couple of actual aunts, through all the branches of his family. If he knew Benjiro was involved, it might be more obvious... but, still, not by that much. Rosemary and Agatha are the aunts Russell's closest to, but Ben's presence in the Mossgate is still fairly recent.

Russell shakes his head, scrubbing at his face for a second, and checks his hair. At least that's styled normally, whatever else is going on.

"Okay, so... no, don't answer that. You'll just make it more muddled than it is now. How do I... Can I just remember like you did?"