[If Natsume feels like he's being made fun of (and he does), it's because he's very used to that. Not so much, these days, but he remembers days, stretches of days, stretches of all his youth, with mocking, teasing, ridicule.
His dealing with it goes like this:]
I must be the weird one for thinking that way. Sorry for saying such strange things. I understand what you're saying, now.
[Demure, non-confrontational, and very hands-off.]
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His dealing with it goes like this:]
I must be the weird one for thinking that way. Sorry for saying such strange things. I understand what you're saying, now.
[Demure, non-confrontational, and very hands-off.]