People aren’t nice. This is a fact, ‘nice’ is not a thing humanity is. So: some kid walking up to him who is clearly old enough to have learned cynicism by now and giving Lovecraft (of all entities) a friendly greeting is suspicious. The smile is responded to only with a skeptical (anxious) frown as Lovecraft attempts to evaluate this boy’s intentions.
(what do you want what do you want are you going to cause trouble?)
“I am… not lost.” So, waiting it is. “I’m just. Standing. Here.” Sure. That’s reasonable (not really).
not the most sociable, is he? that’s ok. haku has dealt with perhaps the most unsociable man walking the planet for the majority of his young life. conversations between zabuza and most others often skipped over bouts of spatting and escalated straight to beheading, mutilating, slicing throats. (maybe lovecraft will prove to be even worse? who knows. be very wary of strangers, comes the age-old life lesson ringing in his ears.) anxious shifting and frowns aside, haku does not budge, does not avert his gaze.
‘ aren’t you cold? ‘
