[At first, he's following in equal amounts curious as to what she could possibly mean, smug--thinking that she can't possibly be serious, and worried that it will actually be worse. He is, after all, running into the wilderness alone with a strange girl who claims to be the impossible and is, by all possibilities, not the safest person to do this with.
But if there is anything Rei can't resist more than a good theory, it's proving his own point.
He turns bright red and turns away as she disrobes; whether beautiful or not, looking certainly isn't.] Is that necessary?!
[He groans when she insists he watch, but at this point, all he can hope for is a modicum of modesty, because watching is rather the point, isn't it? He turns back, and she's at least sitting down (small favors), and nods, biting back further protest.
...Well, until she does exactly what should not be happening. Rei gapes--ugly and terribly mannered, but reactionary--and the words catch in his throat for a moment, as he watches this seamless transformation. Which is in stark contrast to his own expression: it's utterly beautiful. Inhumanly so.
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But if there is anything Rei can't resist more than a good theory, it's proving his own point.
He turns bright red and turns away as she disrobes; whether beautiful or not, looking certainly isn't.] Is that necessary?!
[He groans when she insists he watch, but at this point, all he can hope for is a modicum of modesty, because watching is rather the point, isn't it? He turns back, and she's at least sitting down (small favors), and nods, biting back further protest.
...Well, until she does exactly what should not be happening. Rei gapes--ugly and terribly mannered, but reactionary--and the words catch in his throat for a moment, as he watches this seamless transformation. Which is in stark contrast to his own expression: it's utterly beautiful. Inhumanly so.
Game. Set. Match.]
I--well--
[No, Ryugazaki. You've got nothing.]
HOW?!