[He flicks his gaze toward Ren, notes a tiny fraction of a delay in the motion, and chokes back a reflexive surge of panic, instead reaching to take the bottle from him once again.
Another mouthful of sashimi, and he adds,] No one much liked an unwanted child who drew attention to himself, so it was easiest to stay as still as possible.
[He envies Ren's easy movements and natural grace. Maybe he could achieve that once again, some day, but then, it just isn't a part of him. Maybe that's why he was so drawn to the spotlight in his teen years, a way of finally shrieking look at me to the world at large.
He takes another shot from the bottle, forces himself to hide his revulsion, and just hangs onto it instead of passing it back.]
Even in the Metaverse, you're very fluid in your movements. Constantly in motion.
[His gloved fingers pick lightly at the meaningless label on the bottle, though he doesn't seem fully aware that he's doing it, and that doing so runs directly contrary to what he'd just said about training himself out of fidgeting.]
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[He flicks his gaze toward Ren, notes a tiny fraction of a delay in the motion, and chokes back a reflexive surge of panic, instead reaching to take the bottle from him once again.
Another mouthful of sashimi, and he adds,] No one much liked an unwanted child who drew attention to himself, so it was easiest to stay as still as possible.
[He envies Ren's easy movements and natural grace. Maybe he could achieve that once again, some day, but then, it just isn't a part of him. Maybe that's why he was so drawn to the spotlight in his teen years, a way of finally shrieking look at me to the world at large.
He takes another shot from the bottle, forces himself to hide his revulsion, and just hangs onto it instead of passing it back.]
Even in the Metaverse, you're very fluid in your movements. Constantly in motion.
[His gloved fingers pick lightly at the meaningless label on the bottle, though he doesn't seem fully aware that he's doing it, and that doing so runs directly contrary to what he'd just said about training himself out of fidgeting.]
It's good that you never lost that.