[He pulls his arm away from his eyes, but doesn't look away from the ceiling. He starts mentally counting the little imperfections he can spot, using it to try to distract himself away from hyper-focusing on the tone of her voice. It's hard not to be aware of every little thing that goes on, from the scrape of her feet against the floor as she approaches to the sound of his own heartbeat echoing in his ears, but oh my god is he trying to at least act like a normal person.]
...I don't, either. I mean... I never really had the chance to. I mean... back when things were normal, I never really had the confidence to talk to anyone, and there really wasn't anyone I could get close to. Then everything went to hell after that. The Kamukura Project, the Neo World Program, the state of the world...
[He's fumbling over his words. Maybe he should let himself use some of his talents for this.]
I feel like being on this base has been the first time I've really been able to catch my breath and relax. Which sounds pretty dumb, doesn't it? With all the absurd things that happen here on a daily basis.
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[He pulls his arm away from his eyes, but doesn't look away from the ceiling. He starts mentally counting the little imperfections he can spot, using it to try to distract himself away from hyper-focusing on the tone of her voice. It's hard not to be aware of every little thing that goes on, from the scrape of her feet against the floor as she approaches to the sound of his own heartbeat echoing in his ears, but oh my god is he trying to at least act like a normal person.]
...I don't, either. I mean... I never really had the chance to. I mean... back when things were normal, I never really had the confidence to talk to anyone, and there really wasn't anyone I could get close to. Then everything went to hell after that. The Kamukura Project, the Neo World Program, the state of the world...
[He's fumbling over his words. Maybe he should let himself use some of his talents for this.]
I feel like being on this base has been the first time I've really been able to catch my breath and relax. Which sounds pretty dumb, doesn't it? With all the absurd things that happen here on a daily basis.