[He's coughing and shuddering, and he can't seem to stop, even when he hears a voice calling for him. He'd like to tell whoever it is that he's fine, but it'd probably be obvious even if he could speak that he isn't. He's entirely drenched, at risk of catching a very nasty cold, and lost in an unfamiliar place... not to mention all the problems he was having back home.
Water is dripping from his hair into his eyes and making it hard to see, but the towel helps a little, so by the time she's done, he can look up at Minako for the first time. The recognition is apparent in his eyes, and he gapes for just a momment before managing a small smile. All he knows about her is thanks to the other Ryoji, but he still knows she's important to both versions of himself, and-in case it wasn't obvious from how she'd dropped everything to help a newcomer-a very good person.]
Minako-chan... I-It's been a while.
[He hasn't seen her since just after that one awful experiment. She'd been so kind to him, despite how shaken he had been. He had known right away why the other Ryoji had loved her so much.]
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Water is dripping from his hair into his eyes and making it hard to see, but the towel helps a little, so by the time she's done, he can look up at Minako for the first time. The recognition is apparent in his eyes, and he gapes for just a momment before managing a small smile. All he knows about her is thanks to the other Ryoji, but he still knows she's important to both versions of himself, and-in case it wasn't obvious from how she'd dropped everything to help a newcomer-a very good person.]
Minako-chan... I-It's been a while.
[He hasn't seen her since just after that one awful experiment. She'd been so kind to him, despite how shaken he had been. He had known right away why the other Ryoji had loved her so much.]