[It's the hair color that snags his attention. That distinct avocado green that he's only seen on one person before. Kokichi pauses behind the stranger for just a moment, and then they're turning to face him and–
Oh. Not a stranger.
There's just the briefest moment in which Kokichi's expression remains unreadable as he processes. It's not quite a shock – he's here, after all, and he saw Kaede too, clearly it was possible – but something about Rantaro's being right there in the flesh still catches him just a bit off guard. Maybe it's just that his absence was a fact far longer than his presence was. He was a walking treasure chest of important information dumped overboard before it could be touched, long since lost.
That blank stare quickly vanishes, however, as Kokichi adopts a shocked expression.]
Amami-chan?!
[Gasp. What a surprise! He gives it just a moment of apparent stunned surprise before he's diving to tackle the taller boy with a hug around the waist, fake(?) tears already flowing.]
b2 (v3 spoilers)
Oh. Not a stranger.
There's just the briefest moment in which Kokichi's expression remains unreadable as he processes. It's not quite a shock – he's here, after all, and he saw Kaede too, clearly it was possible – but something about Rantaro's being right there in the flesh still catches him just a bit off guard. Maybe it's just that his absence was a fact far longer than his presence was. He was a walking treasure chest of important information dumped overboard before it could be touched, long since lost.
That blank stare quickly vanishes, however, as Kokichi adopts a shocked expression.]
Amami-chan?!
[Gasp. What a surprise! He gives it just a moment of apparent stunned surprise before he's diving to tackle the taller boy with a hug around the waist, fake(?) tears already flowing.]