[Yeah, no kidding. Lucky for the both of them, Adachi's able to play it cool. With a bashful smile, he nods jerkily in her direction.]
That's nice of you to say. Apology accepted. I'm sorry for how I acted back there, too. It's just... you get so used to the same routine after a while, any changes tend to throw you off-guard, y'know? And, er... while we're on the subject...
[That smile of his wilts away to a sympathetic wince. He glances left and right, as if Dojima himself is looming somewhere in the shadows, waiting to strike, before continuing in a conspiratorial manner with the younger detective.]
Try and cut Dojima-san a little slack, okay? He doesn't want to admit it, but I think all this is finally starting to get to him.
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That's nice of you to say. Apology accepted. I'm sorry for how I acted back there, too. It's just... you get so used to the same routine after a while, any changes tend to throw you off-guard, y'know? And, er... while we're on the subject...
[That smile of his wilts away to a sympathetic wince. He glances left and right, as if Dojima himself is looming somewhere in the shadows, waiting to strike, before continuing in a conspiratorial manner with the younger detective.]
Try and cut Dojima-san a little slack, okay? He doesn't want to admit it, but I think all this is finally starting to get to him.