His reaction hits home a little too directly. Kyoko is so blindsided she can't even respond rightaway, and definitely can't fully process her feelings about it. She pushes it away to get her feet back under her, in a manner of speaking.

"You're damn right." He wasn't sure, so she's going to show him that it was inevitability. She steps up to where he's sitting and holds her hand out, offering to pull him to his feet. And, despite the air of confidence she's trying so hard to project, she still has to brace herself for what she's going to make herself say. It's taking practice, okay, but she learned her lesson after rescuing Nozomi. "I'm not leavin' my people out here like this. C'mon."