[Of course he wouldn't prefer otherwise, and the fact is so obvious that Shinya doesn't even bother to state it out loud, just looks briefly at Gino and returns to devouring his breakfast. He knows Gino isn't entirely comfortable around Professor Saiga, but the fact that he makes the effort to attend anyway is something Shinya appreciates. So he makes things easy for Gino this morning.]
I should be fine.
[And if he really means to make things easy for Gino, he'll leave things there and let him be on his way. There are always chores for him to attend to.
But that strange moment from before flashes across Shinya's mind, and his next words are out before he can stop himself. He has always been reckless when he's in pursuit of something.]
Gino, you know you can stay even when I don't need you in this capacity.
[So much for easing them back into a sense of normalcy.]
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I should be fine.
[And if he really means to make things easy for Gino, he'll leave things there and let him be on his way. There are always chores for him to attend to.
But that strange moment from before flashes across Shinya's mind, and his next words are out before he can stop himself. He has always been reckless when he's in pursuit of something.]
Gino, you know you can stay even when I don't need you in this capacity.
[So much for easing them back into a sense of normalcy.]