[He thought so. A slight lift of his shoulders in understanding.]

Ladies first.

[Sousuke occasionally glances towards her as they move, other times looking back to the path. And yes, trying to push through the hedge is not a good idea. He’s picked the leaves off himself by now, but he’d been a bit of a mess after his attempts previously.]

They erased his memories from his first time here?

[As Sousuke’s network post back so long ago admitted, he hates the shinki’s requirement of losing their memories… He wants his own back, but how to go about that is apparently taboo for shinki.]

I’ve been quiet. Mostly training, spending time with Rin.

[Dealing with shinki things and feelings…]