[ Continued | X ] @multispadas said:
Attention turns away from, well, nothing. Literally what Kensei has been doing all day today. Nothing. The fact that no one knew what happened to him, he’d like for it to be kept that way. However, with Shinji, there was no telling how much that guy really knew. After all, he was a Captain. Kensei merely looked at Shinji, his light brown eyes hard. It was obvious his guard was up. To make sure these guys stayed safe, he had to do what he had to do and look! It had all failed.
❝ Dunno what stories you’re hearin’ Captain but that ain’t it. ❞ It was unlike him to NOT be snippily shouting. If anything, he felt closer to Shinji then some of the rest. A brother of sort. Would he admit that? Not really. He would admit he had extremely high respect for the other Visored. Kensei’s hand had been clutched to his combat knife the entire day --- he could still feel the warmth she left on it.
A scowl, irritation edging it’s way to the surface as he felt Shinji’s presence continuing to linger, ❝ The hell do you want, Shinji? ❞ Usual harsh tone, nerves on edge. Embarrassing that he couldn’t get her out of his head and annoying.
“ Oho, yer denial sounds a lot weaker than usual, Ken. Curious, very curious~ ” He singsongs, smirking faintly at the other’s defensive posturing, but not circling close enough to get those hackles rising straight up. He settles into a lazy lean against the wall by the door of the other Captain’s office, more than enough calculated space in between to satisfy his fellow, currently very prickly Visored. One long, tapered hand gestures airily in dismissal, accompanied by a sanguine shrug, a flitting grin.
“ Nothin’, nothing. Just checkin’ in on ya, though yer feathers sure are rufflin’ right up- ”
After the decades of coexistence, it would be impossible not to know how to read Kensei to some extent, and vice versa, for sure. Shinji’s levity evens out slowly, flicking a considering look at the other, neither judgment nor censure, but discerning. Someone is not entirely honest, here...
“ ...But y’know, if it turns out that ya really went and caught feelings somewhere out there, isn’t that a good thing? ”

















