Kaneda knows better than to even try anymore. Not that it stops them from bantering. He doesn't say anything about it, but he rests his chin on her shoulder for a moment and smiles to himself. Even if Kaneda did come to pick her up, Kaneda would have given her the choice of coming with him or not, he likes to think. Kaneda was complicated but also sometimes very simple.
After a few seconds, he lets himself pull away and smiles at her, a carefully created but firmly genuine expression.
"We have enough space, so you can stay with us as long as you need, Maya-san. I... um."
Then he looks down, looking a little sheepish as he fully steps away and raises a hand to his head, rubbing the back of his neck and pulling some of his hair into his face. He can totally hide behind it, right?
"It's hard, isn't it? When people call you a liar because of powers they don't understand? I kind of understand. So if you need to talk about it to anyone..."
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Kaneda knows better than to even try anymore. Not that it stops them from bantering. He doesn't say anything about it, but he rests his chin on her shoulder for a moment and smiles to himself. Even if Kaneda did come to pick her up, Kaneda would have given her the choice of coming with him or not, he likes to think. Kaneda was complicated but also sometimes very simple.
After a few seconds, he lets himself pull away and smiles at her, a carefully created but firmly genuine expression.
"We have enough space, so you can stay with us as long as you need, Maya-san. I... um."
Then he looks down, looking a little sheepish as he fully steps away and raises a hand to his head, rubbing the back of his neck and pulling some of his hair into his face. He can totally hide behind it, right?
"It's hard, isn't it? When people call you a liar because of powers they don't understand? I kind of understand. So if you need to talk about it to anyone..."