I should be asking you that, shouldn't I? Our heights aren't too different.
[Which of them is taller...? He'll probably be able to tell once they're both next to each other directly. For now, Akira's strolling to the table as if that's the most natural thing in the world.]
Sounds like you're playing hard to get with yourself. [Akira doesn't know his tells well enough to be sure how he feels about it, especially when this guy's inscrutable in his own way, but joking lightly about it seems like the way. He wouldn't be surprised if it felt weird or even confusing to hear all of these stories about his supposed "doppelganger", but keeping the mood as light as it has been doesn't seem like a bad choice.] I hope you won't do the same with me.
[That's a good enough segue as any, he thinks, so he pulls up the tablecloth like it's a curtain and bows with an arm outstretched. Positioned like this, it looks as if he's presenting the way underneath the table.]
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[Which of them is taller...? He'll probably be able to tell once they're both next to each other directly. For now, Akira's strolling to the table as if that's the most natural thing in the world.]
Sounds like you're playing hard to get with yourself. [Akira doesn't know his tells well enough to be sure how he feels about it, especially when this guy's inscrutable in his own way, but joking lightly about it seems like the way. He wouldn't be surprised if it felt weird or even confusing to hear all of these stories about his supposed "doppelganger", but keeping the mood as light as it has been doesn't seem like a bad choice.] I hope you won't do the same with me.
[That's a good enough segue as any, he thinks, so he pulls up the tablecloth like it's a curtain and bows with an arm outstretched. Positioned like this, it looks as if he's presenting the way underneath the table.]
After you.