[He can't hide the FLINCH at the sudden flip, outwardly "standing his ground" in a manner of speaking, but mentally backpedaling in shock and confusion.]
[Okay . . . so . . . the reasonable approach isn't going to work. What does he do!? If Kagerou won't listen to him-...]
[An idea begins to form. But . . . oh, he's not sure he can pull it off! No . . . no, he has to. He has to at least try. If it means getting Kagerou to calm down enough to listen to him, to really /listen/...]
[His optics dim, nearly going dark, head bowing a bit as he . . . he MAKES himself remember. Remember the hurt, the anger, t-the jealousy, every ugly thing he'd fallen into that one time when he'd felt rejected and abandoned by Yuuta.]
[Seems Kagerou's used to a meaner, more demanding version of him. He'll do his damnedest to deliver.]
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[Okay . . . so . . . the reasonable approach isn't going to work. What does he do!? If Kagerou won't listen to him-...]
[An idea begins to form. But . . . oh, he's not sure he can pull it off! No . . . no, he has to. He has to at least try. If it means getting Kagerou to calm down enough to listen to him, to really /listen/...]
[His optics dim, nearly going dark, head bowing a bit as he . . . he MAKES himself remember. Remember the hurt, the anger, t-the jealousy, every ugly thing he'd fallen into that one time when he'd felt rejected and abandoned by Yuuta.]
[Seems Kagerou's used to a meaner, more demanding version of him. He'll do his damnedest to deliver.]