[that was the plan, he's about to answer before midori continues on and then he closes his mouth instead, getting a vague feeling of deja vu. the counselor, mizuki, had asked him something and then told him to think on it, too. a doctor of all sorts indeed.]

... Dunno. I don't really have a problem like, making friends and all, but they feel sorta...

[he hums.]

Shallow? Not that they're shallow, but the whole thing between us is. A lot of it's my own fault though, I guess, I went through a pretty big change... recently...?

[is it still recent if it's been a full month since then. food for thought.]