Floor 1, Room 5

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SHINJIRO

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[impacter]

Please, I'm working very hard. I just didn't want to crowd.

[His book is snapped shut, pen of gold and blue tucked behind his ear.]

Can we talk for a moment, Aragaki?

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Coulda fooled me.

[ Not too sure what's so important you had to work on it outside someone's window, but who knows with these weird old men.

A moment, then he leans back and sighs. ]

Already too late for that, ain't it. What d'ya want?

[impacter]

[He pushes up to his feet with a huff, brushing off his legs.]

To thank you.

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...Huh?

[ There's a bewildered look on his face, that overtakes the exhaustion for a hot minute. ]

For what?

[impacter]

For what you said to Ginger, before you skulked off. About his rash comment on free will.

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[ Ah. Hm.

His gaze narrows. ]

And why's that anything to be thanking me for? I was just pissed off at his attitude.

[impacter]

You weren't the only one. But it takes guts to say as much out loud.

[Especially to someone that wasn't human. But he just puts a pin in that for now.]

I thought it was important to let you know I appreciated it, even if said in a moment of anger. That is what anger is for, after all.

...I also wanted to make sure you were okay.

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Feh. There's no guts about it. [ He is Looking Away. ] I just hate beating around the bush.

[ Really, sometimes he still doesn't get all this 'not human' stuff...but it's becoming more normal, at least. ]

You're seriously one weird old man, you know that? Nobody else is gonna go around thanking someone for that...

[ But still, Shinjiro doesn't look...hostile. He just looks a bit confused, brows pinched, before turning his face with a sigh. ]

I'm not the one people should be worrying about.