[ it's not that he didn't notice, but rather... it's the sort of thing you willfully choose not to think about, until you have no other option. burying your head in the figurative sand and all that.
but that's not something that can continue, after arjuna's addressed it so directly. shuu's expression darkens, though he doesn't immediately fall back into kicking up a fuss. he actually doesn't say anything at all, at first. it's a lot of information he's been blocking out that he suddenly has to consider and reach a conclusion on. ]
... They could force the issue, but they aren't. [ the, undressing and all. that's probably what stands out to him the most-- they clearly know how to mandate cooperation when necessary, for the rare cases when someone felt the need to protest more than vocally. shuu shifts his weight from side to side, agitated. uncomfortable. ]
I don't know what to make of it. [ direct honesty. it's a dire situation when he can't think of anything else to give in its place. ] But you sound like you've already reached a conclusion.
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but that's not something that can continue, after arjuna's addressed it so directly. shuu's expression darkens, though he doesn't immediately fall back into kicking up a fuss. he actually doesn't say anything at all, at first. it's a lot of information he's been blocking out that he suddenly has to consider and reach a conclusion on. ]
... They could force the issue, but they aren't. [ the, undressing and all. that's probably what stands out to him the most-- they clearly know how to mandate cooperation when necessary, for the rare cases when someone felt the need to protest more than vocally. shuu shifts his weight from side to side, agitated. uncomfortable. ]
I don't know what to make of it. [ direct honesty. it's a dire situation when he can't think of anything else to give in its place. ] But you sound like you've already reached a conclusion.