[Nepeta couldn't help but laugh, entirely unsurprised that that was the first thing out of his mouth.]

Sorry, we decided to take a little detour fur pawrty reasons and souvenirs. Don't tell the higher ups.

[Perceptive as usual, she could see he must have been worry about something and she could hazard a guess why. It was one of the reasons she had decided to come here first--knowing Karkat he'd be worried no matter who it was. Her expression became more apologetic and she gave him a more serious reply]

We got sidetracked, but everyone's okay.