[His hesitation there is hardly perceptible, except for the off note that sounds in its silence.]
Uhh, listen. I guess you're not around today either, but let me know when's a good time to give you your scarf back. You know, you dropped it the other day? While we have the chance... [Whoops, hold on. He's going for as casual as possible here, and that's an entire off symphony.] Oh, not that I - ugh, you know what I mean. It just kept slipping my mind.
[This silence, in contrast, lingers. Even when he finally breaks it, it bleeds into his train of thought.]
Hey, seriously? I'm not mad. You knew that, right? You should've figured it out by now. You're... important to me, no matter what. And I keep trying to be someone you can rely on too. After all this is over, that's not gonna change. It's slow, but I wanna think I was getting there... so...
[...Goddamnit. Well, it doesn't matter. Which is to say it matters a lot, for Souji as well as him, but at least he can trust Souji to understand what he's getting at. Good thing he never has a reason to spout this kind of emotional crap to anyone else!]
...Alright, yeah, I know. But call me back anyway, okay? Later.
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[His hesitation there is hardly perceptible, except for the off note that sounds in its silence.]
Uhh, listen. I guess you're not around today either, but let me know when's a good time to give you your scarf back. You know, you dropped it the other day? While we have the chance... [Whoops, hold on. He's going for as casual as possible here, and that's an entire off symphony.] Oh, not that I - ugh, you know what I mean. It just kept slipping my mind.
[This silence, in contrast, lingers. Even when he finally breaks it, it bleeds into his train of thought.]
Hey, seriously? I'm not mad. You knew that, right? You should've figured it out by now. You're... important to me, no matter what. And I keep trying to be someone you can rely on too. After all this is over, that's not gonna change. It's slow, but I wanna think I was getting there... so...
[...Goddamnit. Well, it doesn't matter. Which is to say it matters a lot, for Souji as well as him, but at least he can trust Souji to understand what he's getting at. Good thing he never has a reason to spout this kind of emotional crap to anyone else!]
...Alright, yeah, I know. But call me back anyway, okay? Later.