[ah, the cultural and emotional dissonance between a defrosted shock trooper and a legacy space cop. perhaps it's fortunate that Manabu was never too invested in the deeper fibers of nuance and subtext that much of the culture he grew up in; no amount of silent judgment ever stopped him from following his own path -- he needs that kind of stuff spoken up-front from people he actually respects. likewise, no amount of unspoken unease keeps Manabu's trap shut.
so while James tries to accommodate awkwardness like a man trying to put on a boot while wearing too many layers of socks, Manabu is more just genuinely curious. after all, this guy is more back and forth than Louis is, and perhaps even less likely to explain why to boot.
and so, curiously:] What kind of things? I mean-- did you start coming up with plans or stuff to figure out?
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so while James tries to accommodate awkwardness like a man trying to put on a boot while wearing too many layers of socks, Manabu is more just genuinely curious. after all, this guy is more back and forth than Louis is, and perhaps even less likely to explain why to boot.
and so, curiously:] What kind of things? I mean-- did you start coming up with plans or stuff to figure out?