[Unfortunately, he knew that feeling of hers much too well-- he had the horrendous luck of having his deepest desires projected in front of him a few months ago during Tanabata, and to say the experience had shaken him was an understatement. Luckily, the only person to witness it happened to be Ai, but that was one person too many to see something so entirely personal and uncomfortable. So for it to happen to her here, in a place where anybody could stumble into and witness her guarded secrets...
This isn't to say he was doing this purely out of the kindness of his heart, mind you; if he were to stick around here longer, no doubt whatever magic was at play would start to prey upon his own health fears, and that's the last thing he needed at the moment. Even from the corner of his eye, he could see the room shifting, flickering, with him upon the hospital bed instead, and he picks up the pace, easing Colette out of the room and down the hall. Nope nope NOPE, not dealing with that today, Satan--
Once he deemed them a good distance away, he descends down a little, his feet not quite touching the floor but at least leaving them more at eye-level.]
Y'know, I thought I had a sense of deja vu when I first ran into you.
[He turns to offer her something of a bittersweet smile.]
I guess we have the same hang-out spot, huh?
[Though despite his light tone, it was probably no mystery what the "hang out spot" of theirs actually was.]
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This isn't to say he was doing this purely out of the kindness of his heart, mind you; if he were to stick around here longer, no doubt whatever magic was at play would start to prey upon his own health fears, and that's the last thing he needed at the moment. Even from the corner of his eye, he could see the room shifting, flickering, with him upon the hospital bed instead, and he picks up the pace, easing Colette out of the room and down the hall. Nope nope NOPE, not dealing with that today, Satan--
Once he deemed them a good distance away, he descends down a little, his feet not quite touching the floor but at least leaving them more at eye-level.]
Y'know, I thought I had a sense of deja vu when I first ran into you.
[He turns to offer her something of a bittersweet smile.]
I guess we have the same hang-out spot, huh?
[Though despite his light tone, it was probably no mystery what the "hang out spot" of theirs actually was.]