There had been a lot of assumptions on Shinji's part that he wasn't doing very much to contribute in any particularly meaningful way. Catching a fuller night's rest was good for the both of them, sure, but there had always been that feeling that he was still unfairly imposing - meals had been a decent way to mitigate that somewhat. In those attempts to stave off his own loneliness, though, he hadn't really considered that Kai might have needed the company just as much as he may have wanted it. He takes a moment to digest that thought, before setting it aside to examine more closely later. For now, he'll quietly take it at face value.
"I wouldn't call it 'putting up with you'," he argues gently. "It always feels... really easy to be around you. I like when we spend time together."
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There had been a lot of assumptions on Shinji's part that he wasn't doing very much to contribute in any particularly meaningful way. Catching a fuller night's rest was good for the both of them, sure, but there had always been that feeling that he was still unfairly imposing - meals had been a decent way to mitigate that somewhat. In those attempts to stave off his own loneliness, though, he hadn't really considered that Kai might have needed the company just as much as he may have wanted it. He takes a moment to digest that thought, before setting it aside to examine more closely later. For now, he'll quietly take it at face value.
"I wouldn't call it 'putting up with you'," he argues gently. "It always feels... really easy to be around you. I like when we spend time together."