[aichi bites down on the instinct to apologise again; of course it wasn't his choice to not awaken sooner, and he can already hear ren's chiding reply if he were to let the apology slip. his grip on ren's hand does tighten for a second before he lets it go.]
That's a while. I-I'm glad you've been able to find some friends! And... I'd like to meet your cat!
[it sounds so mundane, especially with the horrors taking place so easily visible around them. aichi's smile is genuine, but tenuous. the mere idea of ren living alone seemed strange, even among all the strangeness he'd witnessed since waking. then again...]
You know, it's been hard to keep track of everything... the idea of there being cities and places to live didn't even occur to me until you mentioned it. [a small laugh.] That's odd.
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[aichi bites down on the instinct to apologise again; of course it wasn't his choice to not awaken sooner, and he can already hear ren's chiding reply if he were to let the apology slip. his grip on ren's hand does tighten for a second before he lets it go.]
That's a while. I-I'm glad you've been able to find some friends! And... I'd like to meet your cat!
[it sounds so mundane, especially with the horrors taking place so easily visible around them. aichi's smile is genuine, but tenuous. the mere idea of ren living alone seemed strange, even among all the strangeness he'd witnessed since waking. then again...]
You know, it's been hard to keep track of everything... the idea of there being cities and places to live didn't even occur to me until you mentioned it. [a small laugh.] That's odd.