[Hearing Kondou laugh makes a part of him want to just break down right there. How long has been since they could all just - laugh, and honestly mean it, and not know that in a few seconds the moment would pass and they would back to be staring despair in the face?
He won't break down, not now. But sometimes he's not sure if it's because he won't allow himself or because he's just too tired to find the energy to do it.
Still - being at Kondou's side again is revitalizing even as it's a reminder of just how far they've come and how drained he is. He's refreshed and he's exhausted, he's happy and he's sad - he hadn't realized just how many emotions he could feel at once. He couldn't say how he feels if he were asked to explain, but as he looks at that smile again...he decides that for now, he'll try to just stick to happy and worry about the rest later.
He hasn't had much to be happy about in a long time, after all.]
Why don't we sit down, Kondou-san?
[He steers them over to a quiet corner - as quiet as anything is in the camp, anyway - flagging down a random soldier on the way to request some goddamned tea.]
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He won't break down, not now. But sometimes he's not sure if it's because he won't allow himself or because he's just too tired to find the energy to do it.
Still - being at Kondou's side again is revitalizing even as it's a reminder of just how far they've come and how drained he is. He's refreshed and he's exhausted, he's happy and he's sad - he hadn't realized just how many emotions he could feel at once. He couldn't say how he feels if he were asked to explain, but as he looks at that smile again...he decides that for now, he'll try to just stick to happy and worry about the rest later.
He hasn't had much to be happy about in a long time, after all.]
Why don't we sit down, Kondou-san?
[He steers them over to a quiet corner - as quiet as anything is in the camp, anyway - flagging down a random soldier on the way to request some
goddamnedtea.]