[ He nods, wordlessly, his head falling back against the rest of the couch an a sigh leaving him before the gas comes back up and... ugh.
He rubs a hand over his face, the whole scene that went down at Haven on loop in his head: him and Rethe just laughing, easing up in each other's company the way he'd hoped they would -- friends, right? Wasn't that what Rethe said at his Initiation? More talking, him finally looking back on the Shin Yamatai issue with more fondness than embarrassment and then--
He looks up and tries to follow Hikaru's movements, but his head feels heavy and the couch is really, really... well, nice. ]
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He rubs a hand over his face, the whole scene that went down at Haven on loop in his head: him and Rethe just laughing, easing up in each other's company the way he'd hoped they would -- friends, right? Wasn't that what Rethe said at his Initiation? More talking, him finally looking back on the Shin Yamatai issue with more fondness than embarrassment and then--
He looks up and tries to follow Hikaru's movements, but his head feels heavy and the couch is really, really... well, nice. ]