[He's noticed her silence, though he hasn't commented. It's just Kanda being Kanda, right? She's not a talkative woman naturally and he's fine with that. Which is why her note surprises him, in a way. Not the brevity of it, but that she needed a note at all. What was it that she couldn't just say up front? In the back of his mind, he thinks he already knows. But he won't focus on that right now.
He comes into the courtyard with his bag of books in one hand, slung over his shoulder with apparent carelessness. Yet he them down gingerly before sitting beside her, careful not to be too loud.]
[Really, the note was less about her not being able to say something to him, and more about not wanting to disturb him. It's meant to be respectful of his own privacy. And he can be as loud as he wants. It's time for the baby to wake up, anyway.]
[Well, this is Bookman. He tends to over-analyze things. Plus there's that nagging voice in the back of his head, that tells him she's having second thoughts, and that he's been constantly attempting to placate by insisting that he doesn't care.
[She's thought about this long enough that she knows it needs to be done, and yet she still finds herself doubting the words about to come out of her mouth. Perhaps it's better to just say it, get it over with. Whatever the aftermath will be, she'll deal with it. But stalling and beating around the bush isn't going to accomplish anything.]
[So, she meets his gaze head-on, barely missing a beat.] We can't do this.
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He comes into the courtyard with his bag of books in one hand, slung over his shoulder with apparent carelessness. Yet he them down gingerly before sitting beside her, careful not to be too loud.]
Hey.
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[She gives him a sideways look.]
We need to talk.
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So of course he grins.]
So you said.
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[So, she meets his gaze head-on, barely missing a beat.] We can't do this.
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