[HE COULD MANAGE BETTER THAN SOUJI!! ...Or that's what he'll adamantly think anyway, because truly, Souji was scraping the bottom of the barrel there for tactics and tries. He may have never actually (intentionally) flirted with anyone before, but he's a child of the river, okay! He knows about these things--!
Just like how he kinda sorta knows where Souji is coming from, despite the fact that he's intentionally stepping around actually addressing what they're both thinking. It is easy to say it's a CERES thing, and he's trying to push them both in that direction because... well, that's the fastest way to get the problem behind them, right? If they can just blame it on something else and move on, they don't have to reflect too hard on any of the stilted strangeness that wasn't caused by the library.
That's what Kashuu hopes, anyway, but SOUJI ISN'T MAKING IT EASY... He understands the example a little better than he'd like to admit, but his expression betrays how flustered he is anyway before he ducks his head a little.]
—It only felt weird 'cause you said something beforehand! [You made it weird, Souji!!
Except no, he's been keeping just a little bit more distance than usual too, and he's very mindful of where he is in relation to where Souji is. Clearly he understands that it's kind of different now. A sword and a Souji are probably not the best people to try sorting out this mess, either...]
Geez... [There's a pause, a sigh, and then he reaches forward to pinch Souji's nose.] ...I mean, I kinda get it, but it's not like anything is actually different. [Right?? Maybe that's the problem.]
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Just like how he kinda sorta knows where Souji is coming from, despite the fact that he's intentionally stepping around actually addressing what they're both thinking. It is easy to say it's a CERES thing, and he's trying to push them both in that direction because... well, that's the fastest way to get the problem behind them, right? If they can just blame it on something else and move on, they don't have to reflect too hard on any of the stilted strangeness that wasn't caused by the library.
That's what Kashuu hopes, anyway, but SOUJI ISN'T MAKING IT EASY... He understands the example a little better than he'd like to admit, but his expression betrays how flustered he is anyway before he ducks his head a little.]
—It only felt weird 'cause you said something beforehand! [You made it weird, Souji!!
Except no, he's been keeping just a little bit more distance than usual too, and he's very mindful of where he is in relation to where Souji is. Clearly he understands that it's kind of different now. A sword and a Souji are probably not the best people to try sorting out this mess, either...]
Geez... [There's a pause, a sigh, and then he reaches forward to pinch Souji's nose.] ...I mean, I kinda get it, but it's not like anything is actually different. [Right?? Maybe that's the problem.]