It's easier to talk openly like this, really. Just the two of them, up on a roof and pulled away from the rest of the world. Without the rest of their teammates around to complicate things or distract them from just bullshitting back and forth about what a bad, stupid situation they're in. Maybe that's part of the reason both of them seem to be having an easier time with those hidden half-smiles. Still shied away from each other, like it's something to be tucked away, but still there nonetheless.
They can at least inject whatever sort of normalcy they can.
"Yeah, kinda sad I missed it," And thankfully he doesn't pull too deeply into those thoughts- into the idea of him not being around when Akihiko needed him again. "I figure your getting pissed at me laughing woulda been some good motivation. The quicker you could get over here, the quicker you could pop me one." And, really. As baffling as this whole thing is, that would have been pretty funny to see.
But even though it hasn't been too long, he's glad Akihiko seems to have gotten a handle on a lot of it. Sure, he's shedding in weird patches all over, probably itching around the scales, and they don't know how he even works, but he's making it through as decently as anyone could be expected to.
"I'm surprised you ain't ended up in any knots yet. I woulda lost track of the rest've it and gotten tied around something somehow." He shrugs the shoulder that Akihiko isn't resting a hand on, content to just stand here and be a support for the other man.
"The rest'll come in time, I figure. And if you never feel like fucking with it, then just don't. No huge loss."
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They can at least inject whatever sort of normalcy they can.
"Yeah, kinda sad I missed it," And thankfully he doesn't pull too deeply into those thoughts- into the idea of him not being around when Akihiko needed him again. "I figure your getting pissed at me laughing woulda been some good motivation. The quicker you could get over here, the quicker you could pop me one." And, really. As baffling as this whole thing is, that would have been pretty funny to see.
But even though it hasn't been too long, he's glad Akihiko seems to have gotten a handle on a lot of it. Sure, he's shedding in weird patches all over, probably itching around the scales, and they don't know how he even works, but he's making it through as decently as anyone could be expected to.
"I'm surprised you ain't ended up in any knots yet. I woulda lost track of the rest've it and gotten tied around something somehow." He shrugs the shoulder that Akihiko isn't resting a hand on, content to just stand here and be a support for the other man.
"The rest'll come in time, I figure. And if you never feel like fucking with it, then just don't. No huge loss."