makishima said that once before, a lifetime ago, wielded like a weapon and an embrace both -- an unwelcome realisation that they were both, at their core, so much alike. saiga had said that too, didn't he? but ryuu's words are an observation, delicate but precise, and as kogami walks with him he takes his time to respond. ]
You're anything but ordinary.
[ it's not a compliment tailored to please; that ryuu would think he's ordinary is remarkable -- most idols tend to be so far up their own asses that they could give themselves brain surgery. but ryuu is grounded the way others aren't, and he remembers the faded callouses on those hands, the sturdiness of his gait. ryuu, too, sees so much more than kogami thought he would, and he simply looks up at the buildings. ] In the place I came from, you could find a substitute for anyone. People never had to need each other. All they needed was to be told what to do. [ then, he adds. ] You would have hated that Japan.
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makishima said that once before, a lifetime ago, wielded like a weapon and an embrace both -- an unwelcome realisation that they were both, at their core, so much alike. saiga had said that too, didn't he? but ryuu's words are an observation, delicate but precise, and as kogami walks with him he takes his time to respond. ]
You're anything but ordinary.
[ it's not a compliment tailored to please; that ryuu would think he's ordinary is remarkable -- most idols tend to be so far up their own asses that they could give themselves brain surgery. but ryuu is grounded the way others aren't, and he remembers the faded callouses on those hands, the sturdiness of his gait. ryuu, too, sees so much more than kogami thought he would, and he simply looks up at the buildings. ] In the place I came from, you could find a substitute for anyone. People never had to need each other. All they needed was to be told what to do. [ then, he adds. ] You would have hated that Japan.