[ There's a small sound, puzzled and almost startled by the sharp refusal, and Kokichi is rewarded with an equally confused smile as the older man stops in his tracks. He's not stupid, but deferential to authority, and so it's left to stronger personalities to make those comments.
There's a pause as he waits for somebody else to refute him, but seconds stretch out and there's only the tension that hangs in the air, and he wonders what to do... He doesn't like to interfere in the business of others, as that too is left to those with stronger personalities than his own, but maybe it'd be bad if he just leaves him? His doctor had encouraged him to talk to others, but she's not here to tell him what to do now.
Emil coughs to cover up the silence, or maybe that's just because his throat is suddenly dry. ]
You want to stay here? You won't be able to fight then.
[ If something happens, that is. That's been a problem here. ]
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There's a pause as he waits for somebody else to refute him, but seconds stretch out and there's only the tension that hangs in the air, and he wonders what to do... He doesn't like to interfere in the business of others, as that too is left to those with stronger personalities than his own, but maybe it'd be bad if he just leaves him? His doctor had encouraged him to talk to others, but she's not here to tell him what to do now.
Emil coughs to cover up the silence, or maybe that's just because his throat is suddenly dry. ]
You want to stay here? You won't be able to fight then.
[ If something happens, that is. That's been a problem here. ]