EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE

[cooopout]

[he is just sitting on his bed in the cabin, his hands folded in his lap, looking drawn and tired]

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[regretnooothing]

For now we can only wait.

[cooopout]

Yes.

[and he hesitates for a moment before he reaches out and takes your hand again, squeezing gently]

[regretnooothing]

[Holds your hand tightly]

Now that this is out of the way, What should we do now?

[cooopout]

I'm... not sure. Did you have any plans?

[regretnooothing]

Not really. I thought about starting on tomorrows cranes until I was tired.

[cooopout]

I'd help you do that, if you wanted.

[i like not being in my empty dark cabin by myself]

[regretnooothing]

[Thinks about it and starts to pull you along gently]

I'll get the paper and then we can go back to the cabin.

[cooopout]

Sounds good to me. I mean--I'd help you make cranes if you wanted, but... it seems like something you might want to do yourself? I'd be happy to keep you company, though. I don't know how much 'help' that'll be, I guess.

[regretnooothing]

Keeping me company is more than enough help. Thank you, Shingo.

[cooopout]

I'm happy to. [laughs a little, shaking his head] It beats just sitting around and worrying, let me tell you.

[regretnooothing]

Worrying so much will only make you old faster.

[cooopout]

Eiji! My delicate feelings. [nudging at you and laughing] Just because you've got me beat by a few years!

[regretnooothing]

With all the worrying you do, it's a lot more than that.

[cooopout]

You're so cruel. [shaking his head and squeezing your fingers lightly, sighing]

[regretnooothing]

Being old isn't bad.

[cooopout]

Now you're just trying to make me feel better. [leaning into you teasingly, before he pauses] ...how old are you, now? I mean, how much do you remember?

[regretnooothing]

A couple of years? 22 or 23? I might be your age if I'm miscounting something.

[cooopout]

I'm a little older, but you're gaining. [nudges at you] That makes me feel a bit better, though.

[regretnooothing]

You'll always be three years older than me no matter how Camp skews things.

[cooopout]

I can live with that. [squeezing your hand lightly and just enjoying this closeness]