[He reads it and his eyes slide away to the nearest blank space almost instantly. He probably should keep staring at his shoes, or he's going to walk into someone going the opposite way. But it's easier than looking at her, at the moment.]
Yeah. A-
[Classmate he tries to say, though it's not the right word to describe Chie at all. Teammate is closer. Friend is hopeful, maybe even stupid at this point, but it's there. Either way he chokes on the word and has to try again, shaking his head, furious with himself. He's in customer service! Honestly, he should be better at this by now. He usually is.]
Um, we lived in the same town. I sat in the row behind her at school.
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Yeah. A-
[Classmate he tries to say, though it's not the right word to describe Chie at all. Teammate is closer. Friend is hopeful, maybe even stupid at this point, but it's there. Either way he chokes on the word and has to try again, shaking his head, furious with himself. He's in customer service! Honestly, he should be better at this by now. He usually is.]
Um, we lived in the same town. I sat in the row behind her at school.