[Whether it's the words or the reminder of their numbers that tethers Kouyuki and brings him back to his senses, he doesn't truly know. It could be either, or it could be both. There's a flicker of calm he hasn't felt since much, much earlier that day, and for a few moments as he sits on the floor of his bedroom leaning up against the wall, he tries to remember who Eligor 01 is...
And then it hits him. While he never saw the question, they admitted to answering something very similar, and their answer had been 7 just the same as him. Without catapults.
He smiles a little in the faint glow from his phone. Just a little. It doesn't last, because after a few moments more of reading that brief message he's struggling with not sniffling too loudly and giving his family cause for concern. He's relieved, though. That someone out there called him real and didn't sound too impressed by that title.
A part of him wishes he knew how to say thank you without admitting any of it bothered him in the first place. Though...maybe that's obvious by now after having sent some other replies?
He'll try not to think too hard about that as he types his response...and includes his number. There's an odd comfort in it now.]
9: A little, I guess... 9: Snow is a common theme between them.
Shirou Fubuki β Marchosias
And then it hits him. While he never saw the question, they admitted to answering something very similar, and their answer had been 7 just the same as him. Without catapults.
He smiles a little in the faint glow from his phone. Just a little. It doesn't last, because after a few moments more of reading that brief message he's struggling with not sniffling too loudly and giving his family cause for concern. He's relieved, though. That someone out there called him real and didn't sound too impressed by that title.
A part of him wishes he knew how to say thank you without admitting any of it bothered him in the first place. Though...maybe that's obvious by now after having sent some other replies?
He'll try not to think too hard about that as he types his response...and includes his number. There's an odd comfort in it now.]
9: A little, I guess...
9: Snow is a common theme between them.