[Well she's gonna have to get used to it whether she wants to or not because the Hunger ate his hat so it is Gone.]
Ah...not really? I mean...being able to keep calm is a good trait for a detective to have, I suppose. But I think... [Welp. Time to lie his ass off! Because he doesn't want to make Kaede worry. She doesn't need to know what a mess he actually was when he got here. She doesn't need to know that he'd been at the point of giving up on life entirely. Because he can't stand the thought of seeing her disappointment in him. Definitely not right now, when he's honestly still feeling kinda crappy.] ...part of it is that this situation wasn't really as sinister as when we were brought to the academy. And having Oma-kun as my partner for the initiation test helped.
[He takes a bite of sandwich, glancing down at Yacchi as he chews. Okay, not a total lie, he's just omitting most of the details and allowing her to draw her own conclusions to fill in those omissions.]
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Ah...not really? I mean...being able to keep calm is a good trait for a detective to have, I suppose. But I think... [Welp. Time to lie his ass off! Because he doesn't want to make Kaede worry. She doesn't need to know what a mess he actually was when he got here. She doesn't need to know that he'd been at the point of giving up on life entirely. Because he can't stand the thought of seeing her disappointment in him. Definitely not right now, when he's honestly still feeling kinda crappy.] ...part of it is that this situation wasn't really as sinister as when we were brought to the academy. And having Oma-kun as my partner for the initiation test helped.
[He takes a bite of sandwich, glancing down at Yacchi as he chews. Okay, not a total lie, he's just omitting most of the details and allowing her to draw her own conclusions to fill in those omissions.]