SHE KNOWS NO AMOUNT OF SWEET LOOKS AND CHASTE SMILES can have him falling for it, it takes genius to see through genius after all. Her teeth bare just a little more and her hands move from a prayer to rubbing her palms together, in the cold weather the motion isn’t odd but with that tiny glint to her eyes that give her away… He’s observant, and it really wouldn’t take a whole lot to guess what she’s up to: that prized plush toy is hers for the taking, and she’ll use every turn to her advantage! “ I’m plenty strong and plenty smart to get through it, glad you agree. But we’re on the clock here and you’d be my — our best bet! ” Her hands fall to her hips, a confident stance both in posture and her words, all the great makings of a leader being condensed to winning such a childish game. But it’s worth it. That toy dinosaur is so cute and looks so lonely just hanging up there! “ It’s not cheating to have the high ground. Besides, I know you want to give that cutie a good home as much as I do! ”
hands found themselves stuffed in the comfort of pants pockets. a defeating sigh in admittance to giving in to her antics. not a shred of dignity in her, huh ? ❝ if i cared about that i wouldn’t be joining you. ❞ more or less a lie he didn’t care much of her figuring out. though, he’ll admit to some extent that setsuna’s brainwave is in correspondence with his, she probably figured out seconds after his response that he wasn’t entirely truthful. again, he felt indifferent to her knowing. she’ll probably brush it off, anyway.
the confidence carried in her voice .. her movements .. even her eyes as they locked with his ━━━━━━━ how did he find the patience to deal with it all ? & how did she find the tolerance to deal with his snarky remarks at any moment ? well, if were to compare : setsuna was far more durable to handle than hinata. guess he’ll stand by that statement for as long as he was sane. ❝ lets get this over with. i think yamaguchi mentioned meeting up with him at the house of mirrors afterward. ❞