What-? [alarm makes his stomach drop and adrenaline spike all at once; he isn't idle for very long, catching himself by way of Grey's shoulder to come sneak toward the edge himself.
it takes a good few seconds for him to grimace and focus on past a nauseous wave of vertigo before he can interpret the flecks of streetlight and stretched-out shadows as what they are, and a few more to find the shape Grey's concerned about.
could they just be a diner employee on smokebreak? a loiterer waiting for a ride home from a bar?
no - in waiting some minutes, it's clear that the figure keeps slowly turning to look back at the stairwell - their stairwell.
he swallows.]
Did you notice anyone notice you when you were out and about before? [the question is quiet, but urgent. Manabu himself can't imagine this is someone called by people on the campus - it was too fast! and there's no sense of urgency in that posture down there.]
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on 2024-09-30 01:06 am (UTC)it takes a good few seconds for him to grimace and focus on past a nauseous wave of vertigo before he can interpret the flecks of streetlight and stretched-out shadows as what they are, and a few more to find the shape Grey's concerned about.
could they just be a diner employee on smokebreak? a loiterer waiting for a ride home from a bar?
no - in waiting some minutes, it's clear that the figure keeps slowly turning to look back at the stairwell - their stairwell.
he swallows.]
Did you notice anyone notice you when you were out and about before? [the question is quiet, but urgent. Manabu himself can't imagine this is someone called by people on the campus - it was too fast! and there's no sense of urgency in that posture down there.]