[His levels of energy remain even, and the unpleasant atmosphere stays steady as well. Still, he nods in approval. That's-- a good idea. That will get him closer to where he wants to be.
A part of him realizes he isn't sure where that is, exactly, but any unsettled doubts now are soothed by some nameless reassurance as quickly as they have been for the past... how many days has it been? He's sure it doesn't matter much.]
Good, good! I didn't want to wait until morning. [And for a second, he looks as he always had (albeit with much more intensity than he'd normally wear): assertive, confident, determined. Of course, Mutsu's been around him long enough to know that even at his best, some of those traits fall a little shy of being entirely true. They don't seem like a front to hide insecurities now so much as a glass-like sheet of falsities; a layer of ice when the water in the pond below has been drained out.
But that doesn't last too long, because Kashuu is moving forward without warning. His hand extends, like he's going to reach for one of Mutsu's.]
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A part of him realizes he isn't sure where that is, exactly, but any unsettled doubts now are soothed by some nameless reassurance as quickly as they have been for the past... how many days has it been? He's sure it doesn't matter much.]
Good, good! I didn't want to wait until morning. [And for a second, he looks as he always had (albeit with much more intensity than he'd normally wear): assertive, confident, determined. Of course, Mutsu's been around him long enough to know that even at his best, some of those traits fall a little shy of being entirely true. They don't seem like a front to hide insecurities now so much as a glass-like sheet of falsities; a layer of ice when the water in the pond below has been drained out.
But that doesn't last too long, because Kashuu is moving forward without warning. His hand extends, like he's going to reach for one of Mutsu's.]
Let's go. Let's go right now.