[He's jolted out of thoughts by Lily piping up again, her small eyebrows furrowed in a frown. Usually people leave him alone or give him space to wallow in his self-pity, and list him off as an acquaintance if anything. It's been a long time since someone's cared and even longer since anyone but Aki's considered a friend.
Still definitely a strange feeling but he can't say it's unwelcome. There's another beat of silence before he speaks up, but when he does he's smiling. A real smile.]
Yeah. Dunno how great of a friend I'll be but if you ever need anything, I'll get it for you.
[And because the discussion of friendship still makes him squirm uncomfortably inside, he switches the topic near immediately.]
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Still definitely a strange feeling but he can't say it's unwelcome. There's another beat of silence before he speaks up, but when he does he's smiling. A real smile.]
Yeah. Dunno how great of a friend I'll be but if you ever need anything, I'll get it for you.
[And because the discussion of friendship still makes him squirm uncomfortably inside, he switches the topic near immediately.]
How're your chicken nuggets?