[He nods, returning it with a subtle one of his own. A little bit of him wondered if she could actually handle it -- lord knows he couldn't until recently -- but maybe that's best left for when the rain comes along.
Souji settles into his usual seat in the diner, ordering his share and taking an appraising glance around, moreso on Lucina than all the other faces in the diner -- though he definitely caught those glowers from the two students that had turned their gazes on her. It at least looked like Lucina was used to the sort of pressure that came with being the center of attention...you'd have to be in a small town like Inaba, given how quickly word spreads. He couldn't help but muse on what their earlier talks dug up, too, and what facts were spread around by word of mouth. She'd been called royalty, but aside from that 'tiara', she didn't really look the part...and she'd apparently turned heads at the kendo club -- so much that they didn't care as much about who signed up.
He could've also sworn he heard her when he passed by the Drama Club to see what was up, too... but he could ask about that later.
It's another moment before he realizes his gaze lingered on her a little too long. He looks away for a moment, distracting himself with the food being cooked.] Is this the first time you've tried other foods?
[More small talk -- it wouldn't help to jump into a topic so suddenly.]
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Souji settles into his usual seat in the diner, ordering his share and taking an appraising glance around, moreso on Lucina than all the other faces in the diner -- though he definitely caught those glowers from the two students that had turned their gazes on her. It at least looked like Lucina was used to the sort of pressure that came with being the center of attention...you'd have to be in a small town like Inaba, given how quickly word spreads. He couldn't help but muse on what their earlier talks dug up, too, and what facts were spread around by word of mouth. She'd been called royalty, but aside from that 'tiara', she didn't really look the part...and she'd apparently turned heads at the kendo club -- so much that they didn't care as much about who signed up.
He could've also sworn he heard her when he passed by the Drama Club to see what was up, too... but he could ask about that later.
It's another moment before he realizes his gaze lingered on her a little too long. He looks away for a moment, distracting himself with the food being cooked.] Is this the first time you've tried other foods?
[More small talk -- it wouldn't help to jump into a topic so suddenly.]