[ ...he opens his mouth, thinks about it, and closes it again, following her lead thoughtfully. He really doesn't consider himself courageous at all, or shameless, or charismatic; he's not like the person in his memories, who can so boldly talk to a girl he seems to like, or tease her, or stand up to people. Tsukasa purses his lips, brow furrowed, before he shakes his head.

It's fine, he guesses. ]

I've surrounded myself with such flatterers. [ He has friends who say the exact same thing. Everyone's cute. ] Thank you, Anya... Maybe I'll believe it some day. Probably when I feel like I've actually become the person everyone seems to think I am.

[ Because he really doesn't feel deserving of those nice words, no matter how many times he's told it. He's ordinary, after all. He's a loser, after all. ]

I'm working hard to that end though~. The other me, um... Suou, he was kind of like that, I feel. Well, he was really resolute, at least. [ eheh. ] It got him in trouble though... His group was under threat of disbandment because of his smart mouth.