Unfliltered

[nicotinized]

[Toshi's mental voice sounds a little anxious - he's trying to hide it, but he has no idea when he is, just that finally there are other people around and some of them look familiar]

Hey, what did I miss? Is Souji still here?

[there's a pause, and then he sounds a little calmer, and a little embarrassed]

I got stuck in some weird patch of liminal space where time was all fucked up - watch didn't work right or anything.

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[tealeafs]

Is it..

[ Apparently she's not all that convinced, but it has more to do with (the lack of) her own self-confidence rather than with her believing him or not.

That's why she quickly adds-- ]

Um, it means a lot to me to hear that from someone as amazing as you though, thank you..!

[nicotinized]

You're welcome, though 'amazing' isn't usually people's choice of words for me.

[tealeafs]

[ There's a moment where she seems to mull this over in her head.. but then there's a half-pouty sound that manages to come across even through telepathy. ]

Then those people really are wrong. Or maybe it's just that they didn't bother to get to know you enough to see how amazing you are. [ Because to her it's pretty clear as day. Any Hijikata is amazing, honestly. She doesn't get how they do it. ]

[nicotinized]

[his amusement is clear through the telepathic link - though it's good-natured, because he can take a compliment.]

Thanks.