[Yeah, okay, she expected the refusal. It's almost kind of a relief, in a way? Kick the can down the road a little bit longer, push Later to -- well, later.
So when he sighs and relents, she blinks with more than a little surprise, but doesn't interrupt to do more than sit down on the stump beside him and listen. Her lip quirks up a little, not entirely believing that it wasn't at least 10% affection for Akihiko and Mitsuru, at least, but once again she stays quiet to let him talk.
"Never planned on sticking around," though, huh...? If only she could be surprised by that answer. A lot of times when she'd spoken to him, late into the night about nothing at all important, it had had an air of finality. It hadn't made what had happened in October any easier, but...]
Why not?
[For all his griping, he'd enjoyed his time together with the team. She has to believe that.]
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So when he sighs and relents, she blinks with more than a little surprise, but doesn't interrupt to do more than sit down on the stump beside him and listen. Her lip quirks up a little, not entirely believing that it wasn't at least 10% affection for Akihiko and Mitsuru, at least, but once again she stays quiet to let him talk.
"Never planned on sticking around," though, huh...? If only she could be surprised by that answer. A lot of times when she'd spoken to him, late into the night about nothing at all important, it had had an air of finality. It hadn't made what had happened in October any easier, but...]
Why not?
[For all his griping, he'd enjoyed his time together with the team. She has to believe that.]