[He's not a fan of that tone... belittlement in general. He's not some stupid kid.]
Sheesh, wonder why I never tried that before. Wonder why I tried it now. Could it be they were right there, visible?
[If you're going to use that argument, after all. He knows he's rising to the bait and kicking himself for it, but he can't help it. His defenses demand placing his mental integrity of events first, because so often that's slipped or been, well, fucked with.
Speaking of being fucked with... stop shining UV light in people's (his) eyes! It's a guess made in a split second, so his reaction is mostly just lifting an arm over his eyes to block it in already-present annoyance.]
Go ahead and knock yourself out...
[He knows Komaeda's going to try this anyway if it'll potentially yield anything. Might as well be there at the time.]
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Sheesh, wonder why I never tried that before. Wonder why I tried it now. Could it be they were right there, visible?
[If you're going to use that argument, after all. He knows he's rising to the bait and kicking himself for it, but he can't help it. His defenses demand placing his mental integrity of events first, because so often that's slipped or been, well, fucked with.
Speaking of being fucked with... stop shining UV light in people's (his) eyes! It's a guess made in a split second, so his reaction is mostly just lifting an arm over his eyes to block it in already-present annoyance.]
Go ahead and knock yourself out...
[He knows Komaeda's going to try this anyway if it'll potentially yield anything. Might as well be there at the time.]