[He doesn't notice Makoto is there, too busy avoiding looking at anyone that might be nearby, until the other boy starts speaking to him. And honestly he's a little shocked that he's doing so. And that he seems so worried about someone he doesn't even know. He's not used to such kindness from someone who doesn't actually have to be kind to him.
He does lean forward some when it's suggested, and covers up his surprise with a look of mild annoyance while taking his own handkerchief out of the pocket of his private school blazer. It would probably be ruined after using it to hold a bloody nose, but he's not really concerned about that.]
It's not a big deal.
[Which is both true and false, in a way. It could have been a bigger deal, and in fact it's not even the worst fight he'd ever been involved in. But truth be told he feels a little too banged up and sore at the moment to even stand up without wincing. But that doesn't stop him from trying, and failing. Which only serves to make him feel even more humiliated because he'd just attempted to stand up and ended up right back on the ground again.]
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He does lean forward some when it's suggested, and covers up his surprise with a look of mild annoyance while taking his own handkerchief out of the pocket of his private school blazer. It would probably be ruined after using it to hold a bloody nose, but he's not really concerned about that.]
It's not a big deal.
[Which is both true and false, in a way. It could have been a bigger deal, and in fact it's not even the worst fight he'd ever been involved in. But truth be told he feels a little too banged up and sore at the moment to even stand up without wincing. But that doesn't stop him from trying, and failing. Which only serves to make him feel even more humiliated because he'd just attempted to stand up and ended up right back on the ground again.]