But wow, check out that pissing contest display of posturing. When he falls under the scrutiny of literally every other person in the room, Aoba tacks on a laugh just that side of inexplicably hoarse (mainly because it attempted to choke its way up his throat as a wheezing cough at Clear's insinuation) and dismissively waves them off. ]
No way, no way! You guys are just being nice.
[ HE'S NOT EVEN GOING TO TRY ADDRESSING THE REST OF THAT ... much less Koujaku sweating bullets over social faux pas ...
Mind sputtering in circuits for some kind of a diversion, he eventually snatches onto the tail end of Vietnam's refreshing commentary because there it is. Somehow, he always knew his salvation would take the form of polite, non-confrontational dinner remarks. ]
O-oh, right! I wouldn't want the meal to go to waste after Clear spent so much time making it. I think I'll start with some rice.
[ No further preamble needed, he reaches for the platter despite it being more than halfway across the table from his seat and making things eternally more awkward than they have any real right being. ]
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[ Words to live by. Amazing.
But wow, check out that
pissing contestdisplay of posturing. When he falls under the scrutiny of literally every other person in the room, Aoba tacks on a laugh just that side of inexplicably hoarse (mainly because it attempted to choke its way up his throat as a wheezing cough at Clear's insinuation) and dismissively waves them off. ]No way, no way! You guys are just being nice.
[ HE'S NOT EVEN GOING TO TRY ADDRESSING THE REST OF THAT ... much less Koujaku sweating bullets over social faux pas ...
Mind sputtering in circuits for some kind of a diversion, he eventually snatches onto the tail end of Vietnam's refreshing commentary because there it is. Somehow, he always knew his salvation would take the form of polite, non-confrontational dinner remarks. ]
O-oh, right! I wouldn't want the meal to go to waste after Clear spent so much time making it. I think I'll start with some rice.
[ No further preamble needed, he reaches for the platter despite it being more than halfway across the table from his seat and making things eternally more awkward than they have any real right being. ]