[ It was an indelible impression, what he had seen in Toshima - an airtight secret he continued to harbor, even now. But, the doubt that once circulated, stifled by speculations, stagnant and fixed, dwindled into the familiarity of confusion. He wasn't sure why it even mattered at this point, how Rin's smile continued to faze, leaving his thoughts shuffling into a frantic, disorganized line towards ambivalence. But, he couldn't dismiss that sincerity, that bold, indirect proclamation of loyalty towards his friend: to save a life when Rin didn't have to - Akira felt oddly guilty for the smidgen of suspicion that continued to linger. After all, it didn't make any sense. Something like that couldn't possibly be fabricated.
The door settled against his arm on its way towards the frame. It wasn't enough to break his focus that adhered to Rin's departing back, though he finally moved away when he was addressed with a question, drawing closer, within earshot of their ongoing greeting. Akira noticed it then, the length of Rin's hair from a different angle. He remembered it being shorter. It was strange to think about, how they were all changing, progressing forward although they were away from where they're meant to be - like they were adjusting steadily to this place and its nonsensical hazards.
Belatedly, he shifted his focus elsewhere, a blank point in space. ]
Not long. [ Knowing him, he won't bring up what he had witnessed, but: ] You come here to train often? [ Not as thrilling as Bl@ster, or Igura for that matter. But, it was a means to blow off steam, perhaps. ]
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The door settled against his arm on its way towards the frame. It wasn't enough to break his focus that adhered to Rin's departing back, though he finally moved away when he was addressed with a question, drawing closer, within earshot of their ongoing greeting. Akira noticed it then, the length of Rin's hair from a different angle. He remembered it being shorter. It was strange to think about, how they were all changing, progressing forward although they were away from where they're meant to be - like they were adjusting steadily to this place and its nonsensical hazards.
Belatedly, he shifted his focus elsewhere, a blank point in space. ]
Not long. [ Knowing him, he won't bring up what he had witnessed, but: ] You come here to train often? [ Not as thrilling as Bl@ster, or Igura for that matter. But, it was a means to blow off steam, perhaps. ]