[ The time spent ruminating on Nishikiyama's condition does leave him busy, in a way. Mine remembers and connects things to it that aren't even factβhis small case of pills, for example. A myriad of reasons exists to explain it away, but Mine's conclusion's been affixed to one innocuous detail like that.
Nishikiyama's expression indicates to him that, in some way, he's been discovered, but even now he watches the patriarch get up. Mine anticipates a need to brace himself, or something. He reacts as if his disquiet is taboo, though. ]
I'm leaving.
[ Again. Mine slides the briefcase off the desk and his shoulder dips with the weight tugging on his arm. His grip of the handle translates to tension just above the wrist. ]
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Nishikiyama's expression indicates to him that, in some way, he's been discovered, but even now he watches the patriarch get up. Mine anticipates a need to brace himself, or something. He reacts as if his disquiet is taboo, though. ]
I'm leaving.
[ Again. Mine slides the briefcase off the desk and his shoulder dips with the weight tugging on his arm. His grip of the handle translates to tension just above the wrist. ]