[ There's a second where he seriously considers giving the briefest civil response possible and then walking away, but, ugh, that would make it seem like he's afraid of her. And he's not! This is just intensely awkward!
He sits down with a thump, still stiff and sullen and tense. There's a scowl on his face, but it's not directed at Cagalli, more at the situation as a whole -- why did LILITH have to recruit someone who is basically the human embodiment of a lot of the things Shinn regrets doing, and who he doesn't really know how to interact without adult supervision? ]
What else would I call you? Even if I'm here, I'm still part of Compass.
[ And he's pretty sure that as a Compass member he's supposed to call her "representative" -- even if it's not supposed to sound like he's getting the word out through a mouthful of nails. ]
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He sits down with a thump, still stiff and sullen and tense. There's a scowl on his face, but it's not directed at Cagalli, more at the situation as a whole -- why did LILITH have to recruit someone who is basically the human embodiment of a lot of the things Shinn regrets doing, and who he doesn't really know how to interact without adult supervision? ]
What else would I call you? Even if I'm here, I'm still part of Compass.
[ And he's pretty sure that as a Compass member he's supposed to call her "representative" -- even if it's not supposed to sound like he's getting the word out through a mouthful of nails. ]