[If these were normal circumstances, she might suspect his silence meant she had overstepped, touched on something to do with his job that she shouldn't be privy to anyways. It seems more likely he's just lagging from the aftereffects in the way he rubs at his face. Besides, she doesn't believe Nanami would simply ignore her if she had overstepped. Youko sips at the tart citrus tea, waiting, watching him scrounge in the bag of snacks for—]
Oh.
[A blind date. Not a topic she can relate to, but that doesn't stop the look of pure sympathy she gives him. Or the way her eyebrows raise at him using 'obnoxious' to summarize his date. The worst thing she's heard him call someone before was 'insufferable', but that was about his oldest friend, not some relative stranger; there was still a layer of fondness to that.
There are a few things that come to mind — Are you looking for something particular in there or just looking? and Who set you up in the first place? and I can't imagine you drinking just to avoid someone. — but none make it out of her thoughts when she processes that last thing he said.]
You... wished it was me there? Because we'd have more fun?
[Just because, she adds firmly for herself, trying to minimize the rush of overactive warmth to her face.]
ok now i'm back for real (sry was recovering from surgery)
[ He truly isn't that mean typically. Even if he had thoughts of the sour variety, he'd keep them to himself. But this date was awful, truly just awful, and he really didn't know how else to describe it. He doesn't know why he agreed in the first place, doesn't know why Ijichi thought to set them up. Idiot.
He doesn't notice Youko's fluster though, his mind too distracted by the memories of last night and the recovery of now to really put it together. He just views her comment as an innocent question and so, he nods, affirming it. ]
Yes. I enjoy your company more than most people. Going out with someone — mm. I'm not opposed but there are few people I would spend individual one on one time with. You are one.
[ Otherwise, why bother? He'd rather just be home reading. ]
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Oh.
[A blind date. Not a topic she can relate to, but that doesn't stop the look of pure sympathy she gives him. Or the way her eyebrows raise at him using 'obnoxious' to summarize his date. The worst thing she's heard him call someone before was 'insufferable', but that was about his oldest friend, not some relative stranger; there was still a layer of fondness to that.
There are a few things that come to mind — Are you looking for something particular in there or just looking? and Who set you up in the first place? and I can't imagine you drinking just to avoid someone. — but none make it out of her thoughts when she processes that last thing he said.]
You... wished it was me there? Because we'd have more fun?
[Just because, she adds firmly for herself, trying to minimize the rush of overactive warmth to her face.]
ok now i'm back for real (sry was recovering from surgery)
He doesn't notice Youko's fluster though, his mind too distracted by the memories of last night and the recovery of now to really put it together. He just views her comment as an innocent question and so, he nods, affirming it. ]
Yes. I enjoy your company more than most people. Going out with someone — mm. I'm not opposed but there are few people I would spend individual one on one time with. You are one.
[ Otherwise, why bother? He'd rather just be home reading. ]