[Tears. Why are there tears? He looks off to the side.
And he's right, that he wouldn't hear it if it was Eiji's usual story, because it's crap and he knows it. Everyone missing him isn't reason for Eiji spending that much time driving himself crazy. So what he says isn't really surprising, but at the same time, he still doesn't really understand it.]
Why?
[It's not angry. If anything, his voice just sounds almost painfully honest. They spent most of that year at each other's throats, so why was he worth all that to him?]
Re: 2/2
And he's right, that he wouldn't hear it if it was Eiji's usual story, because it's crap and he knows it. Everyone missing him isn't reason for Eiji spending that much time driving himself crazy. So what he says isn't really surprising, but at the same time, he still doesn't really understand it.]
Why?
[It's not angry. If anything, his voice just sounds almost painfully honest. They spent most of that year at each other's throats, so why was he worth all that to him?]