[As someone who backpedals a lot himself, Atsushi should know the signs... But Inaba is much more skilled at it than he is. He slowly, and forcefully, makes himself let go of any suspicion...
Nodding slowly. Her hunch was correct. He can't fault someone for being right, can he?]
You're right, then. But still... [Calling Kyouka '-chan' doesn't feel too strange, because she is very clearly younger than him. Using '-san' would be weird to Atsushi, too.
That's not how it is with Inaba. She's a stranger, only a year younger than him, and he's afraid of upsetting her. Acting casual with her still feels wrong and disrespectful.]
Inaba... -chan? Uh. -kun? [He's overthinking this. They all sound weird to him.]
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Nodding slowly. Her hunch was correct. He can't fault someone for being right, can he?]
You're right, then. But still... [Calling Kyouka '-chan' doesn't feel too strange, because she is very clearly younger than him. Using '-san' would be weird to Atsushi, too.
That's not how it is with Inaba. She's a stranger, only a year younger than him, and he's afraid of upsetting her. Acting casual with her still feels wrong and disrespectful.]
Inaba... -chan? Uh. -kun? [He's overthinking this. They all sound weird to him.]