[ Yu can tell she's trying to keep herself calm, that she must be feeling this too. And all it does is make him frustrated. With this situation, for putting Naoto in such an unfair and precarious position. With himself, for losing control around her and dragging her down with him. With Minato, for all of this, for not so much as trying to explain.
His jaw works as he stays quiet and simply listens to her. The way his throat feels tight when he swallows makes him want to leave. ]
The truth, [ he echoes, soft and worn. ] That's what I intend to find out, once and for all. ... but not tonight, [ he adds, shaking his head slowly. ]
I want... I need to think.
[ He straightens and starts to move, towards the messenger bag he left behind on his chair when he stood, but he pauses and turns to face Naoto instead. ]
Don't think any of this is your fault. If I got moved forward in time again to after the P-1 Grand Prix, I would have figured it out on my own anyway. I already had suspicions. All you did was confirm my thinking.
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His jaw works as he stays quiet and simply listens to her. The way his throat feels tight when he swallows makes him want to leave. ]
The truth, [ he echoes, soft and worn. ] That's what I intend to find out, once and for all. ... but not tonight, [ he adds, shaking his head slowly. ]
I want... I need to think.
[ He straightens and starts to move, towards the messenger bag he left behind on his chair when he stood, but he pauses and turns to face Naoto instead. ]
Don't think any of this is your fault. If I got moved forward in time again to after the P-1 Grand Prix, I would have figured it out on my own anyway. I already had suspicions. All you did was confirm my thinking.