[Again, he'd have enjoyed this before, back at the Ultimate Academy. Hadn't he always wanted Shuichi's eyes to be on him? But right now, he feels too raw, and the stare he can feel even without looking is tangible in the most unpleasant way, like fingers trailing across an open wound.
Kokichi flops into a seat as Shuichi shows him a message, and he can't help the dry laugh that escapes him and is immediately eaten by the silence. Rolling his eyes, he quickly types a response on his own PDA.]
do you even know who you're talking to?? you're practically tempting me to lie
[The temptation is there, but it also feels too reactionary. Doing his Usual Thing just because someone told him not to? He's not the kind of people who does things because of the influence of others, no matter what form that influence takes. So he huffs a breath and rapidly adds to the text before flashing it back at Shuichi.]
no subject
Kokichi flops into a seat as Shuichi shows him a message, and he can't help the dry laugh that escapes him and is immediately eaten by the silence. Rolling his eyes, he quickly types a response on his own PDA.]
do you even know who you're talking to??
you're practically tempting me to lie
[The temptation is there, but it also feels too reactionary. Doing his Usual Thing just because someone told him not to? He's not the kind of people who does things because of the influence of others, no matter what form that influence takes. So he huffs a breath and rapidly adds to the text before flashing it back at Shuichi.]
but that'd be too predictable
anyway no