[ At least the old man seems to be able to understand when he's not wanted. Though if he really understood that fact then he wouldn't approach Natsume at all from this point on.
... Maybe. Natsume is agitated by his dad's presence, but he can't say with complete certainty that he'd really be happier if Kiyoshi up and disappeared. It would have been fine if he never entered Natsume's life in the first place, but walking out of it after he appears in it? That would be rude, wouldn't it?
He pulls the knife out of the pumpkin, and puts it down on the table, turning to give Kiyoshi a critical look. ]
It should be obvious looking at me that I'm doing fine.
[ As in no visible injuries, and he seems to be in good health.
That wasn't the actual question, and he knows that. ]
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... Maybe. Natsume is agitated by his dad's presence, but he can't say with complete certainty that he'd really be happier if Kiyoshi up and disappeared. It would have been fine if he never entered Natsume's life in the first place, but walking out of it after he appears in it? That would be rude, wouldn't it?
He pulls the knife out of the pumpkin, and puts it down on the table, turning to give Kiyoshi a critical look. ]
It should be obvious looking at me that I'm doing fine.
[ As in no visible injuries, and he seems to be in good health.
That wasn't the actual question, and he knows that. ]