[His glance suddenly shifts down to his nearly-empty tea cup and he falls silent once again. Though Kaede had told him how long she'd been here and even though he'd noticed the subtle physical changes in her...it really only now hits Shuichi just how long nine months truly is. She's been through so much in all her time here and she's clearly grown as a person as well. And he...]
[...has he really grown or changed at all? He liked to think he had, but...that notion seems laughable. Or is he maybe just being too hard on himself? After all, he's only had a few weeks and he was the one who actually NEEDED to change and grow as a person, not Kaede. After a minute or so of pensive tea-gazing, he finally speaks again:]
You...really have been here a long time, haven't you?
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[His glance suddenly shifts down to his nearly-empty tea cup and he falls silent once again. Though Kaede had told him how long she'd been here and even though he'd noticed the subtle physical changes in her...it really only now hits Shuichi just how long nine months truly is. She's been through so much in all her time here and she's clearly grown as a person as well. And he...]
[...has he really grown or changed at all? He liked to think he had, but...that notion seems laughable. Or is he maybe just being too hard on himself? After all, he's only had a few weeks and he was the one who actually NEEDED to change and grow as a person, not Kaede. After a minute or so of pensive tea-gazing, he finally speaks again:]
You...really have been here a long time, haven't you?