“Huh, really? The weather is so nice today though&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;”
It was sunny enough today that even Tatsumi could tell. He hadn’t checked the weather report though. When he told him they probably wouldn’t be able to meet tomorrow if it rains, he immediately got quiet. He became aware that this may have been a somewhat strange conversation to have with another man. He let out a sigh before he turned around.
“&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;um, if you don’t mind, why don’t you sit next to me?”
He proposed, but didn’t receive a reply right away. He started to panic on the inside when he thought Kusamakura wasn’t behind him anymore, but after a while he responded hesitantly.
“People will look at you strange.”
“Look at me strange?”
What did he mean by that? Did he mean because it would be two men sitting next to each other? Tatsumi didn’t think it was all that strange for friends to talk to each other side by side. Besides, he always talked to Kusamakura behind him while he sat on the bench, so he probably looked like he was talking to himself from the eyes of others. That probably looked way more unusual to any onlookers. More than anything, it was a lot of trouble, so it would be much easier to talk to him if he were closer. When he added that, Kusamakura still reacted reluctantly.