[For some reason, his eyes still light up at the answer even if Minato doesn't name a color or a flower. His gaze falls over to the nearest tree even as he raises his hands high up as if to try to touch its branches - ]
Right? Trees are incredibly important - I can't imagine taking breath without them!
[He'll roll with it. Easily.
Yet as he glances back at the person that he ran up to, he blinks once. Twice. Hm. The voice was soft, but familiar. Chiaki's met a lot of people in the past year - that's what happens when you go away for school - but he likes to think that he remembers the people who are important. He blinks a few times more, not realizing that the silence has stretched on too long before he asks.]
Mm.... I know you? [Just with the slightest lilt at the end.] No... I'm sure I do!
[Even if his hair's a bit more unkempt, even if he's wearing a face mask, there's something in the way that he carries himself that jogs Chiaki's memory in a way that tells him pay close attention and for once, he'll listen.]
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Right? Trees are incredibly important - I can't imagine taking breath without them!
[He'll roll with it. Easily.
Yet as he glances back at the person that he ran up to, he blinks once. Twice. Hm. The voice was soft, but familiar. Chiaki's met a lot of people in the past year - that's what happens when you go away for school - but he likes to think that he remembers the people who are important. He blinks a few times more, not realizing that the silence has stretched on too long before he asks.]
Mm.... I know you? [Just with the slightest lilt at the end.] No... I'm sure I do!
[Even if his hair's a bit more unkempt, even if he's wearing a face mask, there's something in the way that he carries himself that jogs Chiaki's memory in a way that tells him pay close attention and for once, he'll listen.]