[ Turning things around on him like this is a new conversational tactic and he does not like it! But he does stare her directly in the face 'cause like hell is he going to back down with her. ]
You think Athrun and them know this stuff, and you need someone who doesn't.
[ He's annoyed but not throwing an outright shouting fit or wallowing in dramatic self-pity. Shinn knows he's more action-oriented than intellectual, and if someone like Luna or Kira made the same request he probably wouldn't care (and if someone like Heinlein made it he'd run in the opposite direction). But he just can't be comfortable with Cagalli that way yet. ]
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You think Athrun and them know this stuff, and you need someone who doesn't.
[ He's annoyed but not throwing an outright shouting fit or wallowing in dramatic self-pity. Shinn knows he's more action-oriented than intellectual, and if someone like Luna or Kira made the same request he probably wouldn't care (and if someone like Heinlein made it he'd run in the opposite direction). But he just can't be comfortable with Cagalli that way yet. ]