[ The simple act of trust makes him return the smile with his own. There is no lie of omission in an open palm of invitation.
He grasps it gently. Akira hasn't held hands with many girls -- make that, any girls aside from Ann who grew up in places where that was considerably less culturally romantic - and there is a surprising amount of strength in her grip; it's the weathered skin of an athlete who's main weapons are her hands. He doesn't mean to, but his thoughts drift again to Kamoshida. To all the futures he stole and they could never return even with a confession. ]
Then count yourself accompanied.
[ He helps her up and waves down a nurse to secure one of the metal walkers that are allowed to go outside. Shiho has show considerable progress but it's still difficult for her to walk the uneven ground of the courtyard.
He finally answers their question when they've settled into a comfortable gait around the cherry blossom covered ground. ]
There are more than those. The airsoft shop, the corner store, a cafe and sometimes I help serve food and talk to people at a bar in Nichome.
[ There is a pause in there conversation, but he knows so much of her dirty laundry he decides to share a bit of his.
He rubs the back of his neck sheepishly. ]
I don't dress up, I don't have the face for it - but it's nice...working there. It let me see there were a lot of other people like me being...normal people. Isn't a whole lot of spaces like that in Nagoya. I always used to think I might have been broken.
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He grasps it gently. Akira hasn't held hands with many girls -- make that, any girls aside from Ann who grew up in places where that was considerably less culturally romantic - and there is a surprising amount of strength in her grip; it's the weathered skin of an athlete who's main weapons are her hands. He doesn't mean to, but his thoughts drift again to Kamoshida. To all the futures he stole and they could never return even with a confession. ]
Then count yourself accompanied.
[ He helps her up and waves down a nurse to secure one of the metal walkers that are allowed to go outside. Shiho has show considerable progress but it's still difficult for her to walk the uneven ground of the courtyard.
He finally answers their question when they've settled into a comfortable gait around the cherry blossom covered ground. ]
There are more than those. The airsoft shop, the corner store, a cafe and sometimes I help serve food and talk to people at a bar in Nichome.
[ There is a pause in there conversation, but he knows so much of her dirty laundry he decides to share a bit of his.
He rubs the back of his neck sheepishly. ]
I don't dress up, I don't have the face for it - but it's nice...working there. It let me see there were a lot of other people like me being...normal people. Isn't a whole lot of spaces like that in Nagoya. I always used to think I might have been broken.