[ He should say something. He should do something besides stare a hole into the table. There's still a deep need to keep up appearances. He wants to lie and say yes, it's enough, but it's not. It will never be enough.
The lingering silence and his inability to look at Daigo should be answer enough. Mine looks up after a solid minute of silence, tired of poking the remnants of his food around his bowl and avoiding the question. It should just be simple enough to tell him the truth.
It's not. He hesitates again. ]
No. [ It's out there now. ] It's not. If that's all you want it to be, I can accept that.
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The lingering silence and his inability to look at Daigo should be answer enough. Mine looks up after a solid minute of silence, tired of poking the remnants of his food around his bowl and avoiding the question. It should just be simple enough to tell him the truth.
It's not. He hesitates again. ]
No. [ It's out there now. ] It's not. If that's all you want it to be, I can accept that.
[ He can't.
He'll have to. ]