[ Ryunosuke scarcely dares to even breathe once the masked man stops running, his heart beating wildly in his chest as he stops and waits to see what happens next. He understood what I said!? he thinks to himself. So... So does that mean--?!
Suddenly, he's being grabbed, and a short yelp jumps out of him as he's wheeled around and shoved against the wall. The sudden shift in the intensity of the situation is enough to send a chill up his spine, but even more jarring than that... Well. Even through the rust of disuse, even though he hasn't heard it in months, and was convinced he never would hear it again... There's just no mistaking the sound of that voice.
All at once, Ryunosuke is swept up in a cascade of emotions, his mind reeling to try and make sense of everything. He almost doesn't even register Kazuma's demand at first, his main reaction being to boggle wordlessly, his eyes blown huge with shock and alarm. It's really him! It's really Kazuma, it MUST be, but how--?
...And why is he immediately swearing him to silence?
It really doesn't make sense. But even with a million questions and clashing emotions burning Ryunosuke alive from the inside, staring into his old partner's eyes again makes the promise come all too easily...]
A-alright! I mean, it's alright--! I. I promise...
[He's still spooked, and confused, and amazed, but his expression is gravely serious. There's no one in the world he trusts more implicitly than Kazuma. If he's this concerned about people knowing he's still alive, well... He must have his reasons, surely.]
...But in exchange, do you think you could, uh. Please. Stop trying to crush my arms...?
[He's continuing to speak Japanese, and will continue to do so unless prompted otherwise.]
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Suddenly, he's being grabbed, and a short yelp jumps out of him as he's wheeled around and shoved against the wall. The sudden shift in the intensity of the situation is enough to send a chill up his spine, but even more jarring than that... Well. Even through the rust of disuse, even though he hasn't heard it in months, and was convinced he never would hear it again... There's just no mistaking the sound of that voice.
All at once, Ryunosuke is swept up in a cascade of emotions, his mind reeling to try and make sense of everything. He almost doesn't even register Kazuma's demand at first, his main reaction being to boggle wordlessly, his eyes blown huge with shock and alarm. It's really him! It's really Kazuma, it MUST be, but how--?
...And why is he immediately swearing him to silence?
It really doesn't make sense. But even with a million questions and clashing emotions burning Ryunosuke alive from the inside, staring into his old partner's eyes again makes the promise come all too easily...]
A-alright! I mean, it's alright--! I. I promise...
[He's still spooked, and confused, and amazed, but his expression is gravely serious. There's no one in the world he trusts more implicitly than Kazuma. If he's this concerned about people knowing he's still alive, well... He must have his reasons, surely.]
...But in exchange, do you think you could, uh. Please. Stop trying to crush my arms...?
[He's continuing to speak Japanese, and will continue to do so unless prompted otherwise.]