[Is he taking it better? Atsushi himself isn't so sure. Not all coping mechanisms are healthy, after all, even if they do help you cope.
But this is neither the time nor the place to start a discussion about that. It takes an incredibly amount of effort and several long seconds more, but he forces himself to look away and turn to Chuuya.]
How do we stop it?
[Behind him, young Atsushi gets his foot pierced by a nail and screams; Atsushi can't help but wince.]
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But this is neither the time nor the place to start a discussion about that. It takes an incredibly amount of effort and several long seconds more, but he forces himself to look away and turn to Chuuya.]
How do we stop it?
[Behind him, young Atsushi gets his foot pierced by a nail and screams; Atsushi can't help but wince.]