[Akira did not see that Shinji, but he nods quietly.]
[At the second part, though, he looks off to the side, almost compulsively checking the area when Minato brings it up. No one seems to be paying too much attention to them, aside perhaps from a waiter who is watching in fear from the other side of the room.]
I can tell you about them. I just didn't want to tell you about... you know. Why I knew so much about museum heists.
Maybe I'm biased. But I think they're all really great.
[Don't lie, you're definitely biased— but at that moment, the first round of food arrives, and Akira's attention is promptly ripped away. It's almost comical, how quickly his head whips around.]
[ Not that Minato himself doesn't think his friends are the best. It's just...been a while. Lost in thoughts, he doesn't even notice the waitress coming with their food at first. Even with the plate in front of him, Minato doesn't start eating right away.
But when he does...he sure stuffs his face with two slices of pizza at the same time. ]
That's in case you start stealing my food.
[ Speaking with your mouth full isn't too polite, man. ]
[ well... minato did say that he wanted shuichi to text him at 3am so that's exactly what shuichi does: sending him a message at 3am. also, it's because that shuichi is sick and he can't fall asleep since he slept all day so... yeah... ]
I didn't know what to text so here's a riddle. You don't have to solve it if you don't want to, though.
Ten candles stand burning in a dining room. A strong breeze blows in through an open window and extinguishes two of them. Checking back in on the candles later, you see that one more candle has gone out. To make sure no more flames go out, you shut the window. Assuming the wind doesn't extinguish any more candles, how many candles do you have left in the end?
[He was being serious, though... this is just getting more and more awkward. For a while it was fine, he was able to talk to Minato like normal, but that's starting to fall apart. He chews on some pizza for a little bit, mostly to avoid having to speak immediately.]
[ The thing is, Akira didn't have to tag along. And yet, he did. ]
From now on, if you say sorry then you owe me one drink. [ Minato offers him a smile. ] I'm sorry, too. I just started wondering how my friends are doing.
Yeah, my roommate and Akamatsu-san have been making sure that I've been resting and eating properly. I haven't been able to go out a lot because of them, actually.
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