[ he squints at him, as though he's not sure whether to believe that—but then clearly feels a little bad about it, and the barrier pops like a harmless soap bubble. ]
[he'll just move to sit at the edge of the pool then, crossing his legs]
I know. I get it. Here, I'll put my sword a little further away from me.
[as an explanation, and he waits a second before he unties it from his waist and puts it off to the side. he can still reach it, but it's further. he hopes the gesture resonates enough.]
You don't need to say sorry. I'm glad you're protecting yourself.
[ swords are banned in his japan, so it only does so much, but it's... a gesture. he tries to accept it with a straight face as he dips his legs into the pool again. ]
...It's stupid. No one's going to try and erase me on a Friday.
It's just nerves. [ aka, he'll get over it. he's so tough and stuff. ]
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Nice reaction time.
I don't mean any harm, Haru-san.
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...Sorry.
[ fridays are... whack! ]
It's—things are tense.
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I know. I get it. Here, I'll put my sword a little further away from me.
[as an explanation, and he waits a second before he unties it from his waist and puts it off to the side. he can still reach it, but it's further. he hopes the gesture resonates enough.]
You don't need to say sorry. I'm glad you're protecting yourself.
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...It's stupid. No one's going to try and erase me on a Friday.
It's just nerves. [ aka, he'll get over it. he's so tough and stuff. ]
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[plainly...]
You're being pretty strict on yourself...
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...Don't I have to be? Otherwise I might be—"erased."
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But I also think if you're on guard all the time, you're gonna wipe yourself out in terms of energy.
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[ it's not like he wants to be like this. he came here to relax, but he's clearly quite tense still.
how is everyone else not on-edge, frankly? ]
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[just to put it plainly]