[Knowing doesn't excuse him from being teased, though. If he made more friends here, he could do the same thing-! But even she knows that's easier said than done where Shinji is concerned, and she's happy enough that he has some people he can talk to other than her.
It's right there on her tongue. She could tell him that maybe someday he'll get to see the others again for himself. But he hasn't shown any desire to ask, and... well, there's still no guarantee.]
You should stretch it out every day, probably. Little by little.
[High praise from Shinji... she learned something... She smiles, but it's distracted, still trying to decide,]
Do you wanna talk about stuff...? Or just work out?
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[Knowing doesn't excuse him from being teased, though. If he made more friends here, he could do the same thing-! But even she knows that's easier said than done where Shinji is concerned, and she's happy enough that he has some people he can talk to other than her.
It's right there on her tongue. She could tell him that maybe someday he'll get to see the others again for himself. But he hasn't shown any desire to ask, and... well, there's still no guarantee.]
You should stretch it out every day, probably. Little by little.
[High praise from Shinji... she learned something... She smiles, but it's distracted, still trying to decide,]
Do you wanna talk about stuff...? Or just work out?
["Stuff."]