[ when she comes back, he has reduced down to sniffles and wiping his tears on his sleeves. hachiko doesn't do much to help with the tears besides just sitting next to him and occasionally headbutting his side, but it's at least a small bit of comfort that gets seto to not bawl. he is slightly started by the hand on the shoulder, not expecting it, but at least he doesn't yelp like last time. he just looks up at her without saying much because he... doesn't really know what she's talking about? ]
[ luckily, it doesn't take very long for his tears to dry up. they disappear as quickly as they appear, so he looks fine by the time he's told that they should go out. he's still hesitant about following her out, but he also doesn't want to make her any more upset than she seemed to be earlier. he takes a few steps behind her, stopping when she does, and he looks at her with yet another confused look. ]
... I'm sorry, but um... who are you?
[ he feels pretty bad for shutting her down right after she confessed that she missed him, but he thinks it's probably ruder to pretend. sure, there's something about this lady who makes it feel like he's talking to someone he already knows, but when he thinks about it, he definitely doesn't know any adults asides from the caretakers. it's not like he exactly makes a habit of talking to adults in the first place. ]
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[ luckily, it doesn't take very long for his tears to dry up. they disappear as quickly as they appear, so he looks fine by the time he's told that they should go out. he's still hesitant about following her out, but he also doesn't want to make her any more upset than she seemed to be earlier. he takes a few steps behind her, stopping when she does, and he looks at her with yet another confused look. ]
... I'm sorry, but um... who are you?
[ he feels pretty bad for shutting her down right after she confessed that she missed him, but he thinks it's probably ruder to pretend. sure, there's something about this lady who makes it feel like he's talking to someone he already knows, but when he thinks about it, he definitely doesn't know any adults asides from the caretakers. it's not like he exactly makes a habit of talking to adults in the first place. ]