[Ryuji's hand on his shoulder eases some of the tension that had been building in his frame, the hands that had been clutching his opposite arms relaxing their grip. It does kind of make him feel better that it sounds like Makoto ended up in this position more or less the way he did, though, by prying. Just hers was a bit more, uh, intentional than his was.
--And then, just as quickly, Ryuji's retreating again, and Hajime's face lapses into an all-too-familiar expression whenever Ryuji's involved as he glances behind him.]
Uh, nowhere. Just kinda. Thinkin' about... [Shit, claim something cool or funny, do something to get the spotlight off of him.] Y'know, that time after you joined up and we were studyin' for exams, and I said that English would never matter since we were never going to use it, and then we wound up in Hawaii. Please don't come after me, I didn't do nothin' wrong.
[Ryuji, she loves you, but you are as transparent as glass. In a way, though, she's starting to realize she's glad for the interruption, embarrassing as it is. She could feel them all winding up tighter and tighter, herself especially; with the spotlight on someone besides Hinata, there's a moment for everyone to breathe. Even if it's at her expense.]
[She narrows her eyes at Ryuji, letting him know in no uncertain terms without saying a word that she will Get Him later, which may or may not be true. But then she relaxes again, resting her shoulder against Haru's and nodding slightly.]
[He looks over at Hinata when she asks that question, and instinctively, he already knows it's a pretty straightforward answer. Ryuji doesn't really trust a lot of people- they all probably don't, really, after they've been burned so many times over and over again. But he scratches the back of his head and nods.]
Yeah!!! I mean, he's a good guy, and he has a good heart. He--- oh. You were askin' Haru weren't you.
[Okay, he'll just... calm the hell down a bit and not interrupt for a little while.]
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You were totally stalking me though.
[ Ren loves his friends~~. ]
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--And then, just as quickly, Ryuji's retreating again, and Hajime's face lapses into an all-too-familiar expression whenever Ryuji's involved as he glances behind him.]
Oi...
[Coward.]
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[But she's going red because she totally was stalking him. It's the worst and she hates that Hajime knows that now! God!!]
[But here, a target that isn't Ren and his totally correct smug face. She points accusingly at Ryuji.] Where are you going?
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You will learn this too.
There's a reason why her code name is Queen.]
Uh, nowhere. Just kinda. Thinkin' about... [Shit, claim something cool or funny, do something to get the spotlight off of him.] Y'know, that time after you joined up and we were studyin' for exams, and I said that English would never matter since we were never going to use it, and then we wound up in Hawaii. Please don't come after me, I didn't do nothin' wrong.
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[Ryuji, she loves you, but you are as transparent as glass. In a way, though, she's starting to realize she's glad for the interruption, embarrassing as it is. She could feel them all winding up tighter and tighter, herself especially; with the spotlight on someone besides Hinata, there's a moment for everyone to breathe. Even if it's at her expense.]
[She narrows her eyes at Ryuji, letting him know in no uncertain terms without saying a word that she will Get Him later, which may or may not be true. But then she relaxes again, resting her shoulder against Haru's and nodding slightly.]
Do you trust him?
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Yeah!!! I mean, he's a good guy, and he has a good heart. He--- oh. You were askin' Haru weren't you.
[Okay, he'll just... calm the hell down a bit and not interrupt for a little while.]