[Hajime doesn't know their group well enough to realize that yet, but he does truly think Ryuji's a protagonist-like character. The kind of person Hajime would like to think he'd be, if he were someone more confident; the kind of person who befriends people quickly, who listens to them, talks to them, keeps them sane. Maybe not entirely like Ryuji (he can say fuck and yet not be totally crass about everything else), but without getting too sappy, he's inspirational.
But he doesn't answer immediately, just humming quietly, a little doubtfully. It's fine for Ryuji to say these kinds of things, when he's already been able to make great strides back home. For Hajime? The idea of going against the system from the outside just seems like an easy way to get swept under the rug. No one would care if one Reserve Course student disappeared.]
I... had a chance to do something about it, [he says finally, a confession to the stars outside the glass than to Ryuji's face.] But it's too late now. I've been here too long.
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But he doesn't answer immediately, just humming quietly, a little doubtfully. It's fine for Ryuji to say these kinds of things, when he's already been able to make great strides back home. For Hajime? The idea of going against the system from the outside just seems like an easy way to get swept under the rug. No one would care if one Reserve Course student disappeared.]
I... had a chance to do something about it, [he says finally, a confession to the stars outside the glass than to Ryuji's face.] But it's too late now. I've been here too long.