[the process had been kind of hypnotizing on Manabu's end: the pleasant tingling persisted even if he tried to bristle against it, so eventually exhaling the tension left him feeling kind of...floaty. weirdly content, despite the troubles weighing on him.
he blinks over, face still a bit pink, but more lucid after a beat of staring. his eyebrows lift.]
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[the process had been kind of hypnotizing on Manabu's end: the pleasant tingling persisted even if he tried to bristle against it, so eventually exhaling the tension left him feeling kind of...floaty. weirdly content, despite the troubles weighing on him.
he blinks over, face still a bit pink, but more lucid after a beat of staring. his eyebrows lift.]
Wait, huh? What? [what'd he say?]