[even if Manabu was trying to play it cool, the tail is a snitch: it begins to wag, slowly, but certainly.
it stops dead after a second, once the whole response sinks in.
you won't need me anymore.
that doesn't feel good to hear. his brightened expression quickly sobers, gaze drifting away, and down.]
S-so you... [he's staying because Manabu needs the help, and no one else can do it. he cares, but only as a means to an end?] Ah. Uh. R-right. Okay. Sorry, that...should've been clear already, huh.
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on 2025-01-20 03:10 am (UTC)it stops dead after a second, once the whole response sinks in.
you won't need me anymore.
that doesn't feel good to hear. his brightened expression quickly sobers, gaze drifting away, and down.]
S-so you... [he's staying because Manabu needs the help, and no one else can do it. he cares, but only as a means to an end?] Ah. Uh. R-right. Okay. Sorry, that...should've been clear already, huh.