James furrows his brow. This is what he doesn't understand either.

"I'm...not. Or, I wasn't trying to. Do you seriously think I'd ever choose to wear this?" As soon as he asks it, though, James realizes he shouldn't let Togusa answer, because he already knows what he'd say. He did, after all, spend several months wearing his WW2 uniform. This one is a lot gaudier, but still just as tight. So, he keeps talking in hopes that he won't give Togusa a chance to actually say 'yes.'

"All this just...popped up out of nowhere. One second I was wearing normal clothes, the next I'm in this and I've got the shield."