Well, he’s the same Yosuke Hanamura as the last two. [Her words are dry, amused…and she’ll let him in on the little joke.] I can tell because he’s wanted to date me every time he’s been here, and he always reacts the same way when I tell him I like girls.
No offense, Rei, but I can't really see you dating boys anyway. [A shrug. As far as he's concerned pseudo-sis is too strong to deal with boys being dumb.] Maybe I'll touch base with him later. There's been a lot happening lately.
Well, that's because I generally don't want to. [She'd consider it, yes. If the absolute right boy came along but as that had yet to happen, she'd pretty much just focused on life.] Especially not Yosuke Hanamura. I don't date clowns. [Except Minako.]
You should, but you should also rest. That's why I'm here. To make sure you rest.
[There's a tiny, amused snort. Somehow he's not surprised at all. However...she mentions resting and he frowns softly, shaking his head again.]
I'll be fine. I need to get back to work tomorrow but I'm not doing anything today I guess. [Seeing how today's pretty much over.] ...it's weird, you know? It doesn't feel like he should be gone at all. I just saw him.
It is weird. I know that feeling pretty well. [Pulling back, she lowers herself to his eye level, gently touching his cheek.] Minako and I went to bed, and when I woke up, I was alone in bed.
It is sudden, and it hurts. But he's gone. That won't get any less painful, but in time? It will become easier to bear.
[How to know Hiro Hamada's feeling terrible: he's leaning into her hand instead. It's comforting, at least, and he knows she understands. It's kind of awful that way.]
...I know you're right. It got a little easier back home, too. But then I came here and he was here and it sort of felt like going backwards? But now he's gone again. So...just gotta go forward again...right?
[Rei nods, letting her fingers slide down to his shoulder and holding onto that tightly. She knows this is hard, she knows it so, so well. It's a familiar ache, and she'd hoped that he'd never feel it for his family but this was unavoidable.]
Yeah. You do. Moving forward is really the only option if you want to do more than wallow. [And she knows you. You do wallow sometimes but not when there's more at stake.]
You're not alone in moving ahead, though, Hiro. You won't be, as long as you keep being you. You've got a gift for bridging gaps, and I know Tadashi would be proud of that.
Wallowing gets pretty boring. [It's said like he's considering it, but she's not wrong. Then again, he avoids wallowing because he knows sometimes he has bad days, and those bad days make it even harder to come out of that state. Having people like her around helps tremendously.]
I'm going to have to do my best to make sure I don't disappoint anybody. Not just Tadashi, but you guys, too. You're my friends and I don't want to leave anybody else behind. And...I know you'll back me up. So thanks.
Yeah. I will. I’m not going anywhere willingly, and I’m not leaving you behind. As if I could. [From somewhere, she pulls out a basket.] I brought something. If you feel like ice cream, anyway.
[Magic basket! He actually looks a little mystified as if it really were magic and he grins just a little. The world sucks, but Rei knows how to drive a hard bargain.]
I think that depends on what kind of ice cream it is...but since you brought it all this way it'd be pretty rude not to eat it right? I think there's still clean dishes in the kitchen. [Honestly he'll probably just. Eat it out of the container with a spoon. But he can pretend he's civilized.]
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Yeah, exactly. [...he grins sheepishly.] I haven't actually talked to Yosuke since he got back. I've been a little distracted.
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You should, but you should also rest. That's why I'm here. To make sure you rest.
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I'll be fine. I need to get back to work tomorrow but I'm not doing anything today I guess. [Seeing how today's pretty much over.] ...it's weird, you know? It doesn't feel like he should be gone at all. I just saw him.
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It is sudden, and it hurts. But he's gone. That won't get any less painful, but in time? It will become easier to bear.
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...I know you're right. It got a little easier back home, too. But then I came here and he was here and it sort of felt like going backwards? But now he's gone again. So...just gotta go forward again...right?
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Yeah. You do. Moving forward is really the only option if you want to do more than wallow. [And she knows you. You do wallow sometimes but not when there's more at stake.]
You're not alone in moving ahead, though, Hiro. You won't be, as long as you keep being you. You've got a gift for bridging gaps, and I know Tadashi would be proud of that.
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I'm going to have to do my best to make sure I don't disappoint anybody. Not just Tadashi, but you guys, too. You're my friends and I don't want to leave anybody else behind. And...I know you'll back me up. So thanks.
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I think that depends on what kind of ice cream it is...but since you brought it all this way it'd be pretty rude not to eat it right? I think there's still clean dishes in the kitchen. [Honestly he'll probably just. Eat it out of the container with a spoon. But he can pretend he's civilized.]