[Or, on the other hand, maybe he's a crazy person.
[The thought isn't a comforting one, and Aya draws closer to Ouka. If she hadn't just met her - if this had been Suzume or Madoka or someone like that, if the girl had been one of her friends, or someone she knew from school - she would have reached for Ouka's hand. Not that it would have changed anything. It would just have made her feel a little safer, a little less totally alone. Safety in numbers, right?]
Um. So, well, you work at the restaurant or something? But Ran never... I mean, he didn't--
[Aya hesitates, but there's no good way to say it. She's just going to have to be blunt. There are lots of ways this man could know her brother, and they don't all make him someone she can trust.]
All his friends were... his age. Even if you know him, I don't think he'd like you talking to me.
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[Or, on the other hand, maybe he's a crazy person.
[The thought isn't a comforting one, and Aya draws closer to Ouka. If she hadn't just met her - if this had been Suzume or Madoka or someone like that, if the girl had been one of her friends, or someone she knew from school - she would have reached for Ouka's hand. Not that it would have changed anything. It would just have made her feel a little safer, a little less totally alone. Safety in numbers, right?]
Um. So, well, you work at the restaurant or something? But Ran never... I mean, he didn't--
[Aya hesitates, but there's no good way to say it. She's just going to have to be blunt. There are lots of ways this man could know her brother, and they don't all make him someone she can trust.]
All his friends were... his age. Even if you know him, I don't think he'd like you talking to me.