She was a city girl, but she was a sheltered city girl.
And this city was really big.
Melody takes a step back when he kneels down,
even if he looks friendly enough, she’s still got
some hard feelings with overly friendly strangers.
——— But my dad probably is.
And your knees are probably gonna cramp if
you stay like that for too long. ❜
collage kid by day, big bro by night.
or vice versa. either could work.
point was, he had handled his fair share
of youngsters ; if anything, hiro taught
him everything there was to know : the
101 on shy kids, angry kids, loud,
rambunctious kids ones...
there was nothing he couldn't handle.
& so tadashi brushes his pants off before
getting back to his feet, feigning a look of
puzzlement.
❛ huh. you're probably right
about that. thanks for the heads up --
who k n o w s what couldve happened?
couple more minutes like that ... thanks. ❜
he slowly straightens up as if not to scare
her, and adjusts his cap as a smile pulls
at his lips.
❛ i'm tadashi, by the way. who's your dad ? maybe
i can page him for you or ask around ... ❜