[That...feels like a lie, but he doesn't bother saying so. He has nothing to base it on besides instinct, and he really doubts Ouma would admit to this one.
He hesitates a moment -- god, he could be walking right into some kind of trap with this, there's always something with Ouma -- but then simply shrugs and makes the exchange for the key. It's not like he really needs or wants any of the other prizes anyway.]
Let's go look, then.
[They're spending some free time together anyway, right? It's as good a way to kill the time as any. And despite everything -- a whole lot of everything, in this case -- he doesn't think Ouma would pull any stunts to actually hurt him. Shuichi palms the strange key, trying for a smile that still probably come out a bit uneasy despite that quiet attempt to reassure himself.]
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He hesitates a moment -- god, he could be walking right into some kind of trap with this, there's always something with Ouma -- but then simply shrugs and makes the exchange for the key. It's not like he really needs or wants any of the other prizes anyway.]
Let's go look, then.
[They're spending some free time together anyway, right? It's as good a way to kill the time as any. And despite everything -- a whole lot of everything, in this case -- he doesn't think Ouma would pull any stunts to actually hurt him. Shuichi palms the strange key, trying for a smile that still probably come out a bit uneasy despite that quiet attempt to reassure himself.]