[ At least Akira learned the last time around that no amount of effort will change his peers' and teachers' minds about him, save for the few who consciously choose to look past the bad reputation. The only thing he has to worry about is disciplinary action, and he should be able to skirt any real danger of expulsion once or twice. Skipping class won't be the end of the world, especially when he has the material drilled firmly into his brain from all of his previous studying.
Much more important is the situation at hand. His attention is only half-tuned to Ryuji's musings, gaze slipping over to the door every now and then to check for signs of another. The distraction must show on his face, but if not, it's certainly obvious now when it takes a second for his eyes to actually focus on Ryuji again after the concerned prompt. ]
Ah, uh—yeah. Just thinking...
[ He provided a good excuse. Akira hasn't really thought about what they should do because, well, he knows the answer already. But from Ryuji's perspective, he should be considering the options, shouldn't he? Tugging at a lock of hair, he elaborates. ]
... I think we should trust him. You said it yourself, there's only so much we can do about Kamoshida. [ There's no other way to solve this, and Ryuji must know that. Kamoshida is basically untouchable in the real world, especially for them. ] No one out here is going to stand up to him, but we can't just let him do whatever he wants.
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Much more important is the situation at hand. His attention is only half-tuned to Ryuji's musings, gaze slipping over to the door every now and then to check for signs of another. The distraction must show on his face, but if not, it's certainly obvious now when it takes a second for his eyes to actually focus on Ryuji again after the concerned prompt. ]
Ah, uh—yeah. Just thinking...
[ He provided a good excuse. Akira hasn't really thought about what they should do because, well, he knows the answer already. But from Ryuji's perspective, he should be considering the options, shouldn't he? Tugging at a lock of hair, he elaborates. ]
... I think we should trust him. You said it yourself, there's only so much we can do about Kamoshida. [ There's no other way to solve this, and Ryuji must know that. Kamoshida is basically untouchable in the real world, especially for them. ] No one out here is going to stand up to him, but we can't just let him do whatever he wants.