[Honestly, Atsushi could relate, at least about the pining for discounted candy. He tried not to splurge on sweets too much, even if he liked them, but with this sort of discount...
He's so distracted doing mental math to calculate how much he could reasonably spend and near-drooling over the candy display that he doesn't even notice Lovecraft at first. When someone reaches for his hand he takes it without a glance at first, used to people doing this to make up the chroma difference by now.]
Ah sure, I could use the-- Eh?!
[Wait a second. His head turns so fast as he recognizes that voice that he might give himself whiplash.]
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He's so distracted doing mental math to calculate how much he could reasonably spend and near-drooling over the candy display that he doesn't even notice Lovecraft at first. When someone reaches for his hand he takes it without a glance at first, used to people doing this to make up the chroma difference by now.]
Ah sure, I could use the-- Eh?!
[Wait a second. His head turns so fast as he recognizes that voice that he might give himself whiplash.]
A-Aren't you the... with the guild?!