[Chihiro listens quietly as Saionji talks, leaning back against the bench. In that entire speech there was something profound, which gives him cause to nod slowly in agreement. ...And once she's gotten to her point, he's reminded that this still was about him. He sighs again.]
..My SHSL is...well, I'm a programmer. Computers.
[She told him hers, so he figured he'd return the favor. Not that he's going to delve too further, since there are reasons for him to keep silent about the projects he formerly worked on before ending up in this place.]
It's something I'm very good at. It's...one thing I always feel like I....have a reason to be proud of. Not many other people can do what I can...I hope one day I can make some sort of impact that can be remembered.
[Not that his "bleeding heart" will ever be likely to change. Not completely, at least. And not right away, either. And of course, he's not going to be remembered if he continues to hide behind a lie all his life.
But that's something to be dealt with another time.]
....thank you. ...for apologizing, by the way.
[RIGHT he'd been....meaning to say that from the start. Considering what happened at prom, and....well, whatever has happened tonight, it looks like she's gotten way more karma than she can handle.]
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..My SHSL is...well, I'm a programmer. Computers.
[She told him hers, so he figured he'd return the favor. Not that he's going to delve too further, since there are reasons for him to keep silent about the projects he formerly worked on before ending up in this place.]
It's something I'm very good at. It's...one thing I always feel like I....have a reason to be proud of. Not many other people can do what I can...I hope one day I can make some sort of impact that can be remembered.
[Not that his "bleeding heart" will ever be likely to change. Not completely, at least. And not right away, either. And of course, he's not going to be remembered if he continues to hide behind a lie all his life.
But that's something to be dealt with another time.]
....thank you. ...for apologizing, by the way.
[RIGHT he'd been....meaning to say that from the start. Considering what happened at prom, and....well, whatever has happened tonight, it looks like she's gotten way more karma than she can handle.]