[He's supposed to be getting a second chance at not making himself look like a totally socially inept outcast- he kind of talked to Dave and Akira a little bit about why he wanted to go to Academy to begin with, and it was to finish what he started back home. To make his mom proud, yeah, but... also to just be proud of himself, for once.
Flies out the window when Kaede more or less lets on that she's a little scared to know what other people think of her performance. He can see a few people looking in their direction, and his focus will shift from her- to them. He flashes a menacing gaze, and shakes his head- a warning to them not to fuck around and go find something else to do in the meantime. Ryuji, when he wants to, can look pretty threatening, and it's only ever made worse when there's someone he feels like he needs to protect. It's pretty effective.
Snapping back to reality, he shakes his head at her.]
Nah, no one's lookin' at you at all. Probably just tryin' to figure out how bad they're gonna be when they have to try or somethin'.
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Flies out the window when Kaede more or less lets on that she's a little scared to know what other people think of her performance. He can see a few people looking in their direction, and his focus will shift from her- to them. He flashes a menacing gaze, and shakes his head- a warning to them not to fuck around and go find something else to do in the meantime. Ryuji, when he wants to, can look pretty threatening, and it's only ever made worse when there's someone he feels like he needs to protect. It's pretty effective.
Snapping back to reality, he shakes his head at her.]
Nah, no one's lookin' at you at all. Probably just tryin' to figure out how bad they're gonna be when they have to try or somethin'.
[This whole situation is kind of a mess.]
Why do you wanna use a staff, anyway?