[he almost asks, Edward Cullen? But then infers the less stupid question]

Not yet. I wanted to ask you if it was okay first.

[he does recall the shroud of secrecy Karkat prefers to impose on his personal relationships, after all. Rin himself is rather private, but not amongst his friends, necessarily]

[He adds]

I did mention it to Kanaya, though. To get some practical advice.

[gestures to the Pile, etc]

Sorry if that was outta line, I just wanted to go all out.