[ Minato's gaze shifts to his company as she hops onto the other stool. He takes a small sip of his own drink and shakes his head. ]
It's fine.
[ It's no trouble at all. In fact, he'd fully intended on remaining silent for the duration of his drink had he not been addressed by his company. Takamaki Ann -- he'll have to commit that to memory.
He sets his glass of kombucha down again. ]
Arisato. Arisato Minato. ...just "Minato" is okay though.
[ Trying to aggressively maintain formalities in a place like this is probably futile. ...it probably just makes their current circumstances more awkward as well. Minato looks over at Ann with a curious tilt of his head. It's instinctive to lapse into the perceived necessary role of comforter, and in truth, helps put him at ease as well. ]
no subject
It's fine.
[ It's no trouble at all. In fact, he'd fully intended on remaining silent for the duration of his drink had he not been addressed by his company. Takamaki Ann -- he'll have to commit that to memory.
He sets his glass of kombucha down again. ]
Arisato. Arisato Minato. ...just "Minato" is okay though.
[ Trying to aggressively maintain formalities in a place like this is probably futile. ...it probably just makes their current circumstances more awkward as well. Minato looks over at Ann with a curious tilt of his head. It's instinctive to lapse into the perceived necessary role of comforter, and in truth, helps put him at ease as well. ]
...you're in high school, right?