[ He can do both if he wants!!! Rio leans into a little more as Komaeda wraps his arm around him, tilting his head just slightly to return the gesture. It's comfortable, and Rio finds that he's content like this. He looks at the photo with him, and he finds that he dislikes the sight of his own face as much as ever. There's so much has changed, but it's not nearly enough.
He doesn't let himself focus on that, despite the nauseating feeling in his stomach. It seems to show a happy memory, and that was important to others, and so he tries to appreciate the different vantage point instead. The fire is noted, but it doesn't bother him. Humans are designed to see faces in everything. None of that should matter when it's showing a happy memory. ]
I'd like that. It'd be nice if we both could, don't you think?
[ He has a good enough grasp on the concept of New Years, at least, even if he has no experience or attachment to it. ]
MEEEE PLEASE DROWN HIM SO I FEEL BETTER
He doesn't let himself focus on that, despite the nauseating feeling in his stomach. It seems to show a happy memory, and that was important to others, and so he tries to appreciate the different vantage point instead. The fire is noted, but it doesn't bother him. Humans are designed to see faces in everything. None of that should matter when it's showing a happy memory. ]
I'd like that. It'd be nice if we both could, don't you think?
[ He has a good enough grasp on the concept of New Years, at least, even if he has no experience or attachment to it. ]