[He swallows a little nervously as those eyes look him over, but Hinata forces himself not to flinch. He knows he doesn't have anything to hide, so he lets himself relax. It's fine.]
I don't know if I'd consider that a "little"... It seems like a lot happened between your message and us getting here. But...
[For a moment, he considers. If his suspicions are correct, Saihara will probably kill him for this, but he'll deal with the consequences if it comes to that.]
A guilty conscience is probably putting it a little strongly, but I guess you're not off the mark. The other transfer students that didn't show up might not be tripping over themselves to apologize, but it probably takes me longer to move up and down floors in this school than any of us. And more importantly... [Even if some of the nerves are still there, Hinata looks him directly in the eye.] I don't know if the others are as invested in you being okay.
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I don't know if I'd consider that a "little"... It seems like a lot happened between your message and us getting here. But...
[For a moment, he considers. If his suspicions are correct, Saihara will probably kill him for this, but he'll deal with the consequences if it comes to that.]
A guilty conscience is probably putting it a little strongly, but I guess you're not off the mark. The other transfer students that didn't show up might not be tripping over themselves to apologize, but it probably takes me longer to move up and down floors in this school than any of us. And more importantly... [Even if some of the nerves are still there, Hinata looks him directly in the eye.] I don't know if the others are as invested in you being okay.