I'm not takin' her side, I'm just saying! It sounds like a-
[Lot. Little too mean. Whatever.
Oof, where has he heard that before. It is a horrifying realization, worse than the potential notion that Fukawa of all people would be moved to tears by a somewhat humiliating memory that he will now have to explain. If she's crying, then he knows it's bad. How sad does his life have to be to make this girl feel empathy so openly. It's so strange, to watch a (*significantly less sexy) version of himself play out in real time. Rex, however, for all his bark and bluster, has the tendency to warm up to people over time. He just needs a minute to get used to them.]
An awful lot of energy to put into hating someone. Like, is shitting on her gonna make you hotter? No!
[Rex's number goes down.
He does understand, though. Outright hatred is more active than just jealousy, as there seems to be a hint of agency to it. It also sucks to watch people outclass you, especially when they are beautiful, too. What is it like to walk around in bodies like that, to be likeable and lovely?
Rex almost asks if the name-calling helps Toko feel better.]
Yeah, it was... Yeah.
It was my birthday.
[He has more than one question about her memory, that's for sure.]
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[Lot. Little too mean. Whatever.
Oof, where has he heard that before. It is a horrifying realization, worse than the potential notion that Fukawa of all people would be moved to tears by a somewhat humiliating memory that he will now have to explain. If she's crying, then he knows it's bad. How sad does his life have to be to make this girl feel empathy so openly. It's so strange, to watch a (*significantly less sexy) version of himself play out in real time. Rex, however, for all his bark and bluster, has the tendency to warm up to people over time. He just needs a minute to get used to them.]
An awful lot of energy to put into hating someone. Like, is shitting on her gonna make you hotter? No!
[Rex's number goes down.
He does understand, though. Outright hatred is more active than just jealousy, as there seems to be a hint of agency to it. It also sucks to watch people outclass you, especially when they are beautiful, too. What is it like to walk around in bodies like that, to be likeable and lovely?
Rex almost asks if the name-calling helps Toko feel better.]
Yeah, it was... Yeah.
It was my birthday.
[He has more than one question about her memory, that's for sure.]
Why're you blushing?