[Perplexed, Aqua comes to a standstill to the woman before him, troubled by the way she trails him like a shadow. There's a confused glint in his eyes, as he bundles himself further into his clothes, the chill of the late evening settling down and deep within his bones.
He raises an eyebrow, after a while of the stand off, baffled by her insistence.]
You... can't? [Blink.] It's fine, you know. I am of age, Ryoshu-san. nothing will happen to me if I merely take a walk.
[Aqua forces a smile, weak but wavering, eyes drifting to the ground. He's got to hurry. If he doesn't, what could happen to Ruby, Kana—no, the rest of his family, his friends, his—
Nausea overwhelms him. Hand gripping onto a handrail to the side, he brings a hand to his mouth, trying not to retch the empty contents of his stomach right down the pavement.
How annoying. These emotions of his... They only get in the way.
He breathes heavily, attempting to get a hold on himself, panic settling into his veins, settling root like the most stubborn of weeds.
He doesn't cry. He hasn't, ever since he wrung all he had left in him, back on Tokyo Blade.]
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Date: 2026-03-25 11:41 pm (UTC)He raises an eyebrow, after a while of the stand off, baffled by her insistence.]
You... can't? [Blink.] It's fine, you know. I am of age, Ryoshu-san. nothing will happen to me if I merely take a walk.
[Aqua forces a smile, weak but wavering, eyes drifting to the ground. He's got to hurry. If he doesn't, what could happen to Ruby, Kana—no, the rest of his family, his friends, his—
Nausea overwhelms him. Hand gripping onto a handrail to the side, he brings a hand to his mouth, trying not to retch the empty contents of his stomach right down the pavement.
How annoying. These emotions of his... They only get in the way.
He breathes heavily, attempting to get a hold on himself, panic settling into his veins, settling root like the most stubborn of weeds.
He doesn't cry. He hasn't, ever since he wrung all he had left in him, back on Tokyo Blade.]