[He has two immediate thoughts, which he decides to keep to himself: first, that this feels very different from when Rapunzel grabs your hand and tugs you along (that one looks a lot like what Haruhi does to people who are not him). It's funny how light, and loose, and soft it seems in comparison -- not that the others can't be that, but, well, it's a matter of individuality, isn't it? And individuality she has in spades. This seriously is a girl who's counted the number of times she's lied intentionally on one hand. Man, he's set himself a challenge here. A challenge leavened, admittedly, by how innately likable he finds people who are so straightforward about their hopes and wishes. That, he supposes, is the common thread between her and those other two for whom he has affection.
Which makes him wonder even more what exactly she meant to say by emphasizing "love." Love love love. How complicated...
The second one is something he's more reluctant to think of immediately at this moment, which is that, in a narrow, parochial, probably-subversive sense, he figures that she could be one of the most effective liars there is -- that is, she could be. If everyone knows she doesn't lie, even when it comes to painfully embarrassing things, it's great cover for when she does lie. And he could probably learn something useful from that, couldn't he?
Which he figures is not a thought that would appeal to her at all, and in fact it's a little shameful, even.
But in fact, that's just one way of looking at this. That would be making him a more honest person, wouldn't it? And lies being more effective is almost unavoidable. If you look at it the right way, there's nothing so bad about it. How complicated. Again.
And at the moment, though he loves complication, it's not at all complicated to find it, well, cute, how flustered and nervous she continues to be. And what she's saying: helping her -- if he's interpreting this correctly -- learn to decide when it's better to lie for a better result -- is a rather charming idea.]
Certainly. Together. I'd be glad to help you with that. Or, really, anything.
[He has to smile at that. This all seems to be working out well enough--peacefully enough (no punching?!)--and in commemoration, he gives her hand a light squeeze.]
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Which makes him wonder even more what exactly she meant to say by emphasizing "love." Love love love. How complicated...
The second one is something he's more reluctant to think of immediately at this moment, which is that, in a narrow, parochial, probably-subversive sense, he figures that she could be one of the most effective liars there is -- that is, she could be. If everyone knows she doesn't lie, even when it comes to painfully embarrassing things, it's great cover for when she does lie. And he could probably learn something useful from that, couldn't he?
Which he figures is not a thought that would appeal to her at all, and in fact it's a little shameful, even.
But in fact, that's just one way of looking at this. That would be making him a more honest person, wouldn't it? And lies being more effective is almost unavoidable. If you look at it the right way, there's nothing so bad about it. How complicated. Again.
And at the moment, though he loves complication, it's not at all complicated to find it, well, cute, how flustered and nervous she continues to be. And what she's saying: helping her -- if he's interpreting this correctly -- learn to decide when it's better to lie for a better result -- is a rather charming idea.]
Certainly. Together. I'd be glad to help you with that. Or, really, anything.
[He has to smile at that. This all seems to be working out well enough--peacefully enough (
no punching?!)--and in commemoration, he gives her hand a light squeeze.]