[ With his hands quickly finding his pockets, Ryoji follows after with a swift nod. The best way to start by assessing their current situation is by looking around, and it's not like anyone or anything seems to be intending to stop them. It all seems a little too good to be true...but he doesn't want to voice that sentiment right now. Not to Minato.
Even so, the question that Minato turns to ask him sobers his expression, the corners of his eyes tightening just so, reflexive. It feels like...mere moments ago, and yet another lifetime, but that's not such a strange phenomenon, for him.
A beat, his fingers in his pockets fidgeting. ]
...I was bidding you farewell at the dorms. After SEES... [ He pauses, swallows. ] After you refused to kill me.
[ Said with no measure of resentment or regret, only resignation. That was the path SEES had chosen, and so Ryoji would respect it, no matter how much it might pain him. ]
and then the end of march killed me u_u
Even so, the question that Minato turns to ask him sobers his expression, the corners of his eyes tightening just so, reflexive. It feels like...mere moments ago, and yet another lifetime, but that's not such a strange phenomenon, for him.
A beat, his fingers in his pockets fidgeting. ]
...I was bidding you farewell at the dorms. After SEES... [ He pauses, swallows. ] After you refused to kill me.
[ Said with no measure of resentment or regret, only resignation. That was the path SEES had chosen, and so Ryoji would respect it, no matter how much it might pain him. ]