[Seishin had stood there, quietly, the entire time Toshio seemed to be battling with an unseen, unknown internal dilemma. The Jinrou made a few guesses as to what could possibly be going through his head. With a gaze being shifted upward to scan the town, he realized that the feeling was returning. It was actually starting to become...a little difficult to ignore. There was a dryness in his throat, a pressure in his chest.
And...go figure, just as he was about to tell Toshio that he really needed to go...
Suddenly the space was being closed and Seishin felt his entire body tense a little. He was so close, and Seishin could feel the pressure in his chest building. Maybe if he just found something to eat...
Seishin attempted to focus on Toshio's words. As soon as he was hearing them, however, it became a little easier to focus. Seishin's expression softened a little, and then he turned his head to look to the side.]
A new beginning, huh?
[He slowly exhaled and closed his eyes a moment. Put that way, Seishin could admit that it was an exceptionally tempting thought. A new beginning at life, in a place where he could start over. There was just the faintest lifting of the corner of his lips, before he opened his eyes and rested them on the doctor's face.
He'd seen the look on his face, prior to looking away. He'd seen the way Toshio had appeared to want to say something.]
Did...something happen? [It was his attempt at maybe...reaching out? It was all he could think to do, in that moment. In spite of that feeling in his chest, he still cared. Even with the bitterness that lurked in his heart, in the back of his mind...he still cared about Toshio. Enough to push pride aside and make sure he was okay.
Especially with him right there in his face, feelings...right out in the open, like that.]
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And...go figure, just as he was about to tell Toshio that he really needed to go...
Suddenly the space was being closed and Seishin felt his entire body tense a little. He was so close, and Seishin could feel the pressure in his chest building. Maybe if he just found something to eat...
Seishin attempted to focus on Toshio's words. As soon as he was hearing them, however, it became a little easier to focus. Seishin's expression softened a little, and then he turned his head to look to the side.]
A new beginning, huh?
[He slowly exhaled and closed his eyes a moment. Put that way, Seishin could admit that it was an exceptionally tempting thought. A new beginning at life, in a place where he could start over. There was just the faintest lifting of the corner of his lips, before he opened his eyes and rested them on the doctor's face.
He'd seen the look on his face, prior to looking away. He'd seen the way Toshio had appeared to want to say something.]
Did...something happen? [It was his attempt at maybe...reaching out? It was all he could think to do, in that moment. In spite of that feeling in his chest, he still cared. Even with the bitterness that lurked in his heart, in the back of his mind...he still cared about Toshio. Enough to push pride aside and make sure he was okay.
Especially with him right there in his face, feelings...right out in the open, like that.]