[It’s weird being on the other side of this. Is this how Taki feels when he ends up bailing him out of danger? It’s second nature for him to see such a scene and leap in, but as he’s begun to learn about this place, a lot of the people are pretty capable of taking care of themselves.]
[It’s not a bad thing, not really, even if it puts him in an awkward position, like this one.]
[He nods, not seeming bothered by her words, at any rate, or even her current demeanor. It’s pretty unmistakably Ciel, at least he thinks so, but he can definitely understand shifting gears when one has a job to do. Wearing the mask makes that a lot easier for him, but there was always a certain way Hongo could do it, that Hayato could never quite master, that clear divide between Rider and his human identity.]
Sorry if I caused you any unwanted trouble.
[He thinks this is probably a very good time to leave, and he takes a step back to do that, when something changes. It’s a shift he feels very deep in his body, like something was ticking that he hadn’t previously noticed until now. The timer is up and in his second step away- he seizes up.]
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[It’s not a bad thing, not really, even if it puts him in an awkward position, like this one.]
[He nods, not seeming bothered by her words, at any rate, or even her current demeanor. It’s pretty unmistakably Ciel, at least he thinks so, but he can definitely understand shifting gears when one has a job to do. Wearing the mask makes that a lot easier for him, but there was always a certain way Hongo could do it, that Hayato could never quite master, that clear divide between Rider and his human identity.]
Sorry if I caused you any unwanted trouble.
[He thinks this is probably a very good time to leave, and he takes a step back to do that, when something changes. It’s a shift he feels very deep in his body, like something was ticking that he hadn’t previously noticed until now. The timer is up and in his second step away- he seizes up.]
[That’s weird.]