Seriously, if there was a contest about how long a guy could stand perfectly still with barely a twitch more significant than the necessity called "blinking", Kid could win first prize.
Except waiting, in this case, gives him ample time to observe Bon.
And the chair he's sitting in.
And the fact that the left hind leg appears to be lacking the slender felt pad attached to the other four, meant to keep it from gouging the floor if the unwary simply drag the chair around. He tries to pull his gaze away, and with a truly herculean effort, manages.
The twinge of wrong starts, like a familiar itch between the proverbial shoulderblades of thought, like something you just can't reach back and scratch easily.
Why is there only one felt pad missing? What happened to the fourth one?
No, they're waiting for Maka.
Wrong. It's so wrong.
Distract yourself already!]
Ah. [He endures the awful prickle of anxiety crawling over his skin with as much dignity as he can muster.] That's right, I never asked you for your name.
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Kid stays where he is and waits.
Seriously, if there was a contest about how long a guy could stand perfectly still with barely a twitch more significant than the necessity called "blinking", Kid could win first prize.
Except waiting, in this case, gives him ample time to observe Bon.
And the chair he's sitting in.
And the fact that the left hind leg appears to be lacking the slender felt pad attached to the other four, meant to keep it from gouging the floor if the unwary simply drag the chair around. He tries to pull his gaze away, and with a truly herculean effort, manages.
The twinge of wrong starts, like a familiar itch between the proverbial shoulderblades of thought, like something you just can't reach back and scratch easily.
Why is there only one felt pad missing? What happened to the fourth one?
No, they're waiting for Maka.
Wrong. It's so wrong.
Distract yourself already!]
Ah. [He endures the awful prickle of anxiety crawling over his skin with as much dignity as he can muster.] That's right, I never asked you for your name.