[ His gaze had remained blank whilst Sakura handled the conversation, but a slight frown settles over his singular eye when the driver moves off. This won't do at all - she had put in so much effort into trying, only to be dashed by such a cruel result.
It's... familiar, the way she trembles under scrutiny and the fear of rejection. He is no longer capable of feeling similar emotions, but he still remembers - that he was the same, once upon a time. ]
I'll do it.
[ Add has already made him promise not to kill unnecessarily, so he supposes he has to resolve this in another way. Hopefully mortals will see his face as someone wearing an eyepatch; surely attention-grabbing as he tries to hail down another car.
This one is smaller, driven by a couple. Before the hitchhiker can start spouting his firm belief in adventure, Ain pushes his way (gently) to the windown and tries to impress on them the need for these three oddballs to get to a reasonable town before nightfall. He is careful to keep his voice stable (and human), calling upon fragments of an earnest honesty that he remembers he used to have.
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It's... familiar, the way she trembles under scrutiny and the fear of rejection. He is no longer capable of feeling similar emotions, but he still remembers - that he was the same, once upon a time. ]
I'll do it.
[ Add has already made him promise not to kill unnecessarily, so he supposes he has to resolve this in another way. Hopefully mortals will see his face as someone wearing an eyepatch; surely attention-grabbing as he tries to hail down another car.
This one is smaller, driven by a couple. Before the hitchhiker can start spouting his firm belief in adventure, Ain pushes his way (gently) to the windown and tries to impress on them the need for these three oddballs to get to a reasonable town before nightfall. He is careful to keep his voice stable (and human), calling upon fragments of an earnest honesty that he remembers he used to have.
Hopefully, this will work. ]