[Another long moment of hesitation follows. He thinks about saying, "There's no proof he's gone home," or something along those lines. Then she'd understand why he's worried. But that's not quite true, is it? He knows where Rinne is: in Reign's room, as a statue. Should he really explain that right now, though?
His shoulders slump. In the end, even the charismatic and ever-talkative Hiyori Tomoe can't spin a good answer out of nothing.]
... sorry. I hate to bear even more bad news, but people don't always go home when they disappear.
[Another pause, his voice sounding heavy and exhausted.]
He's been taken off the guest list, but he is still here. It just doesn't seem like "him," since he's turned into a stone statue.
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[Another long moment of hesitation follows. He thinks about saying, "There's no proof he's gone home," or something along those lines. Then she'd understand why he's worried. But that's not quite true, is it? He knows where Rinne is: in Reign's room, as a statue. Should he really explain that right now, though?
His shoulders slump. In the end, even the charismatic and ever-talkative Hiyori Tomoe can't spin a good answer out of nothing.]
... sorry. I hate to bear even more bad news, but people don't always go home when they disappear.
[Another pause, his voice sounding heavy and exhausted.]
He's been taken off the guest list, but he is still here. It just doesn't seem like "him," since he's turned into a stone statue.