[ That is met with an outraged spluttering noise. ]
You've never seen me do any such thing! Please refrain from mentioning my underwear when we're actually having a civilised conversation.
[ Not when she's made such a concerted effort for certain things to forever remain a mystery to him, no matter how long they might live in close proximity to one another... ]
...Perhaps I should I feel embarrassed to admit it, but... yes. I've never had many friends in general.
[ No matter how popular she might, how respected and admired... none of that stuff necessarily meant having actual friendships. If anything it meant people were usually intimidated by her and that always made it easier for her to keep them at arm's length. ]
You're right though. I'm glad of that - although I cannot say that I don't miss the benefits "Kirijo-sama" had. Having my laundry done for me for example.
[ She smiles at that, well aware of how it sounds but... Honestly, who would ever willingly do laundry again if they had someone else to do it for them?
Although all of this friendship talk has her wondering something... she suddenly looks distinctly more awkward for a moment. ]
...Have you ever held Akihiko's hand? [ What is this question even, Mitsuru...?? ] Or, well, any good friend's hand really?
[ Implying that a) Shinjiro would ever be the hand holding type and b) that he had any good friends outside of Akihiko... Except, well, she happens to know that he'd branched out far more than he ever had back home, made more friends. In which case, perhaps he's in a better position to enlighten her? ]
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You've never seen me do any such thing! Please refrain from mentioning my underwear when we're actually having a civilised conversation.
[ Not when she's made such a concerted effort for certain things to forever remain a mystery to him, no matter how long they might live in close proximity to one another... ]
...Perhaps I should I feel embarrassed to admit it, but... yes. I've never had many friends in general.
[ No matter how popular she might, how respected and admired... none of that stuff necessarily meant having actual friendships. If anything it meant people were usually intimidated by her and that always made it easier for her to keep them at arm's length. ]
You're right though. I'm glad of that - although I cannot say that I don't miss the benefits "Kirijo-sama" had. Having my laundry done for me for example.
[ She smiles at that, well aware of how it sounds but... Honestly, who would ever willingly do laundry again if they had someone else to do it for them?
Although all of this friendship talk has her wondering something... she suddenly looks distinctly more awkward for a moment. ]
...Have you ever held Akihiko's hand? [ What is this question even, Mitsuru...?? ] Or, well, any good friend's hand really?
[ Implying that a) Shinjiro would ever be the hand holding type and b) that he had any good friends outside of Akihiko... Except, well, she happens to know that he'd branched out far more than he ever had back home, made more friends. In which case, perhaps he's in a better position to enlighten her? ]