silly danger, you say?

She stared at him and so he stared right back. In a sense, he could see the hurt flickering over her face as she was probably processing his mean comment. Of course, he felt ashamed of himself right afterward. Definitely regretting the decision to be so... curt with her. Yet, instead of apologizing, Akito simply sat there blinking at the poor girl. His ears fold backward and his brows pinch together. Was she ever going to speak again? Should he leave? The tension and silence began to make his chest hurt. Man, he'd really fucked up, hadn't he?

After what felt like an eternity, her shaky voice finally clapped back. While the typical reaction would be to get even angrier, he instead sighs. Looking down at the ground, at his too-large paws, he gives his head a soft shake. "No," his voice is soft, a gentle whisper as he closes his eyes for a moment. Recollecting himself, he takes a moment before sitting up straight and pulling his shoulders back. Hattori would indeed be disappointed with his behavior. He had to be better.

"I apologize," Akito's voice is tense as if he doesn't want to apologize, but he knows that is the more appropriate answer. The realization that not every pup had to be like him was painful, but true. They were all so different from each other and he knew that. From the wayward souls of his siblings to the joyous demeanor of Kuroo and Nami and then to the ever present squint of Hattori. Maybe he just wasn't good at reading the room yet. He was still a pup after all.

Feeling more than awkward and unsure how to fix the situation, Akito glances away. Perhaps it was time to be heading out. "Nice to meet you, Maki," his voice is uncertain, but he still looks back to her when he speaks. "I should be headed back now," clearing his throat he stands and turns to leave. Moving his way south to head back across the Bifrost and to home.

- Exit Akito -