[ If you're being talked to calmly, it becomes almost impossible to remain angry. So Tsukasa's aggressive munching eventually tones down to a more subdued one as he listens to his senior talk. When he swallows the last of the candy, he frowns for a moment as he first gathers his thoughts. Then, in a small voice: ]
It's not... just about the game.
[ Admittedly it feels out of the blue to be opening this up, but he supposes he owes it to his senior to at least attempt to explain where he's coming from. Still, he keeps his gaze on his lap, unable to look at Jun directly. In the meantime, he occupies his hands by smoothing out the leftover candy bar wrapper and folding it as he speaks. ]
Everyone in my class has been really into this game recently. It was Harukawa-kun who introduced it, then it seems Yuta-kun and Shinobu-kun have also been playing it. And as much as it vexes me to say it, apparently even Tori-kun had gotten decent in it as well. They would always have conversations about it during breaks, talking about strategies or new techniques to try out. Admittedly, I do not understand the appeal of it. Isn't a game with a riveting storyline better than something like this? So I thought I could just ignore it and let them be.
But everyone seems to be having so much fun, so I just...
I just wanted to...
[ His cheeks turn pink as he struggles with his sentence, too embarrassed to voice out what he truly wanted to say. Being an only child and having grown up in such a strict household, socialization had always been quite the enigma. Perhaps it was even more apt to say people befriended him rather than him making friends on his own. Yet it doesn't mean he didn't want to try to reach out on his own from time to time. Not that it's been easy, given his own awkwardness.
But he understands what Jun is saying, and truly it dawns on him how immature he must've looked throwing a tantrum like that over a game. Tsukasa shakes his head a bit, then gives Jun a wry smile. He'd also managed to fold his candy bar's wrapper to a much smaller form by now, so he'll just pocket that to properly throw in the trash later. ]
...Thank you for the explanation, Sazanami-senpai. And I apologize as well for showing such an unsightly behavior. I haven't really played much video games growing up, much less this genre, so perhaps it is only my ignorance who's to blame here.
why is the chibi icon so funny, jun just innocently watching this breakdown happen
It's not... just about the game.
[ Admittedly it feels out of the blue to be opening this up, but he supposes he owes it to his senior to at least attempt to explain where he's coming from. Still, he keeps his gaze on his lap, unable to look at Jun directly. In the meantime, he occupies his hands by smoothing out the leftover candy bar wrapper and folding it as he speaks. ]
Everyone in my class has been really into this game recently. It was Harukawa-kun who introduced it, then it seems Yuta-kun and Shinobu-kun have also been playing it. And as much as it vexes me to say it, apparently even Tori-kun had gotten decent in it as well. They would always have conversations about it during breaks, talking about strategies or new techniques to try out. Admittedly, I do not understand the appeal of it. Isn't a game with a riveting storyline better than something like this? So I thought I could just ignore it and let them be.
But everyone seems to be having so much fun, so I just...
I just wanted to...
[ His cheeks turn pink as he struggles with his sentence, too embarrassed to voice out what he truly wanted to say. Being an only child and having grown up in such a strict household, socialization had always been quite the enigma. Perhaps it was even more apt to say people befriended him rather than him making friends on his own. Yet it doesn't mean he didn't want to try to reach out on his own from time to time. Not that it's been easy, given his own awkwardness.
But he understands what Jun is saying, and truly it dawns on him how immature he must've looked throwing a tantrum like that over a game. Tsukasa shakes his head a bit, then gives Jun a wry smile. He'd also managed to fold his candy bar's wrapper to a much smaller form by now, so he'll just pocket that to properly throw in the trash later. ]
...Thank you for the explanation, Sazanami-senpai. And I apologize as well for showing such an unsightly behavior. I haven't really played much video games growing up, much less this genre, so perhaps it is only my ignorance who's to blame here.