But Hanbei is feeling generous enough not to further embarrass his friend, so he keeps that particular thought to himself (and off his face) as he takes the package and looks at it, instead just letting his expression default to "mildly surprised."]
But of course it was necessary! Matsujumaru-kun still has a chance to grow up into someone less gloomy than you, after all.
[For a moment, he looks like he's about to continue, but he stops, raising one hand to his mouth to hide a cough. It's cold and snowing out here, after all - and while it could easily be argued that Hanbei does a horrible job of looking after his health, he does mostly do so in the ways that he considers necessary.
Standing out here and freezing when he doesn't have to, on the other hand, hardly qualifies.]
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But Hanbei is feeling generous enough not to further embarrass his friend, so he keeps that particular thought to himself (and off his face) as he takes the package and looks at it, instead just letting his expression default to "mildly surprised."]
But of course it was necessary! Matsujumaru-kun still has a chance to grow up into someone less gloomy than you, after all.
[For a moment, he looks like he's about to continue, but he stops, raising one hand to his mouth to hide a cough. It's cold and snowing out here, after all - and while it could easily be argued that Hanbei does a horrible job of looking after his health, he does mostly do so in the ways that he considers necessary.
Standing out here and freezing when he doesn't have to, on the other hand, hardly qualifies.]
- why don't we take this inside, though?