[Manabu doesn't answer right away, letting that explanation sink in -- a bit too much for comfort, really, but what about this place is comfortable? he swallows against a dry throat, trying to reframe the day with this information in mind. James...did look like a kind of hell when he arrived, but then, he never looked particularly good in general.
...no offense, James.
but with this in mind, it...hm.]
...Why? [did he try to hurt him? set something off?]
no subject
...no offense, James.
but with this in mind, it...hm.]
...Why? [did he try to hurt him? set something off?]