[It's amazing how Rio maintains her composure after all that. IV finds himself faltering to do the same. It's ridiculous, he thinks, that he can apologize to Ryouga for what happened to Rio, yet he can't apologize to her face. This is the perfect opportunity. She's already proposed a – truce? No, it's more forgiving. That's why he can't.]
I . . .
[He looks away, shaking his head. With a quiet sigh, IV leans forward and just about jumps onto his feet, suddenly eager as he is to abandon the bench. Sitting through this might have been a poor call on his part. Now he's restless. And this way, he doesn't have to look Rio in the eye while his voice takes on an airier quality.]
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I . . .
[He looks away, shaking his head. With a quiet sigh, IV leans forward and just about jumps onto his feet, suddenly eager as he is to abandon the bench. Sitting through this might have been a poor call on his part. Now he's restless. And this way, he doesn't have to look Rio in the eye while his voice takes on an airier quality.]
It's not a bad idea.