[Ah, yeah, this is going about as well as it could have gone. She really does remind Shinjiro of Kotone, a thought he pointedly folds up and puts in a box and puts in the very far back of his mind for right now— he can't afford to start getting sentimental about his friends now, after... Well, after.
Not that he has friends. Those guys are just people he's around sometimes. Jeez.
But association or not: the bubbly optimism stacked up against his overall dourness is a dynamic he's familiar with, so here's to hoping they just don't fall down a hill or something in the meantime. He hmmns over his end of the crate as he begins to move backwards, none too subtly glancing down at his own feet for a little navigating of his own. And to remember that she is Tiny, and he is Not, and he should take Smaller Steps than usual. It's definitely some kind of teamwork.]
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[Trundling along... Conversation topics, Shinji, up and at 'em--]
You know your way around here, huh? Been here a while?
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Not that he has friends. Those guys are just people he's around sometimes. Jeez.
But association or not: the bubbly optimism stacked up against his overall dourness is a dynamic he's familiar with, so here's to hoping they just don't fall down a hill or something in the meantime. He hmmns over his end of the crate as he begins to move backwards, none too subtly glancing down at his own feet for a little navigating of his own. And to remember that she is Tiny, and he is Not, and he should take Smaller Steps than usual. It's definitely some kind of teamwork.]
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[Trundling along... Conversation topics, Shinji, up and at 'em--]
You know your way around here, huh? Been here a while?