[He grunts and winces slightly when Finn punches him. Not because it hurts especially bad or anything like that; he just wasn't really expecting it.]
O-oh? [he's doing his best to twist the sound of his bewilderment into polite surprise.] Well, um. Thank you, Finn.
[He can't even exactly argue that he doesn't need solidarity against the cops, given his track record; he and the authorities don't always exactly get on, after all...
An uncertain rumble in the back of Ryunosuke's mind does stir at Finn's words, though. He doesn't even know if he'll be staying on the Ximilia... He still hasn't fully decided yet. Containing the orbs is obviously important, but he'd also just made a serious commitment back in his own world, just before arriving here. Foolish as it is, he can't deny that Kazuma is one of the main reasons why he hasn't left already. But, maybe if he knew that other people here were keeping an eye on him, and were primed to help him stay on the right path...
He finds his gaze wandering down to Karuma again, his gaze growing distant. He swears he can still hear the sword's wounded cries, though the blade remains nestled within the scabbard.]
...I'm glad, too. That you and Kazuma seem to be getting on alright. [He makes himself look up at Finn again, smiling in an attempt to not seem too over-serious.] Do me a favor and help look out for him as well, will you? He's a good man, but he can be a bit of a hot-head sometimes. And he needs more friends who can remind him to take things easy now and then.
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O-oh? [he's doing his best to twist the sound of his bewilderment into polite surprise.] Well, um. Thank you, Finn.
[He can't even exactly argue that he doesn't need solidarity against the cops, given his track record; he and the authorities don't always exactly get on, after all...
An uncertain rumble in the back of Ryunosuke's mind does stir at Finn's words, though. He doesn't even know if he'll be staying on the Ximilia... He still hasn't fully decided yet. Containing the orbs is obviously important, but he'd also just made a serious commitment back in his own world, just before arriving here. Foolish as it is, he can't deny that Kazuma is one of the main reasons why he hasn't left already. But, maybe if he knew that other people here were keeping an eye on him, and were primed to help him stay on the right path...
He finds his gaze wandering down to Karuma again, his gaze growing distant. He swears he can still hear the sword's wounded cries, though the blade remains nestled within the scabbard.]
...I'm glad, too. That you and Kazuma seem to be getting on alright. [He makes himself look up at Finn again, smiling in an attempt to not seem too over-serious.] Do me a favor and help look out for him as well, will you? He's a good man, but he can be a bit of a hot-head sometimes. And he needs more friends who can remind him to take things easy now and then.