[Goddamnit. He knew this guy wasn't gonna let him go without a conversation. He hasn't even seen the man since the whole weird incident with people's memories on display, which makes this meeting all the more awkward. A few responses come to mind immediately: "so what if I did", "what's it to you, old man", "none of your business" --
But the hostility that would normally accompany them doesn't come to him in that moment; maybe it's the lingering feelings associated with seeing his friends--the only family he's ever really had--or maybe it's the sight of the cane that does it. At any rate, Kagari doesn't manage the defensiveness he'd intended, which just ends up making him look uncomfortable.]
I did.
[Maybe he won't ask? Hope springs eternal, right. Kagari tries to change the subject, even--]
no subject
But the hostility that would normally accompany them doesn't come to him in that moment; maybe it's the lingering feelings associated with seeing his friends--the only family he's ever really had--or maybe it's the sight of the cane that does it. At any rate, Kagari doesn't manage the defensiveness he'd intended, which just ends up making him look uncomfortable.]
I did.
[Maybe he won't ask? Hope springs eternal, right. Kagari tries to change the subject, even--]
...What happened to your leg?