taro says nothing. just takes dirk's tie firmly with both his hands and tugs the peculiar little human closer to him.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā Ah! āĀ
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Well, bloody hell, heās gone ahead and done it YET AGAIN, hasnāt he? Oh, yes, he has --- and in the company of a witness to bear testimony to such very undetective-like behaviour, no less! Itās a habit Dirk really must fling out the window at the very next opportunity that presents itself: a holistic investigator does not SQUEAK. But itās really quite tragically undeniable; he has just done it, he did it before, and he is without any inkling of uncertainty going to do it again in the not-too-distant future. As much as he would like to pretend otherwise, the sound that escaped him was definitely not a majestic outcry or a righteous howl of outrage, nor even something as semi-dignified as a yelp --- it was a squeak, and no bones about it.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Although - he supposes he can hardly be reproached for his reaction, really, considering Taroās very brusque treatment of his throat and the accompanying wordlessness that makes it all the more disconcerting. His hands, apparently thrown into some kind of spasmic tizzy, twitch uselessly at his sides. What to do? What to do? What, if anything whatsoever, can be done about this?! Oh, but he is nervous ------ which is, all things considered, an entirely normal and understandable reaction, is it not, what with the disquieting profoundness of the gaze currently drilling into him?!Ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā ā Er ... hello? āĀ
















