It's a good thing he wasn't holding on very tightly, or he might've tumbled down with him. Cater hadn't been even remotely expecting Idia to suddenly turn into dead weight at his feet. He blinks, shocked to total stillness as he watches the headphones go on. It really is like a full on shutdown, isn't it?
And no matter how he looks at it, Cater can't see past the fact that this is very obviously his fault. What is he supposed to do now? He's never handled a situation like this before! Sure, Idia was never particularly happy or comfortable in the times he'd strong-armed him into social outings but...seriously, is he broken?
"Er..."
There's a definite, sudden urge to flee. No, no, he can't just leave him. That would be a totally unsubscribeable offense. So Cater takes a breath, running his free hand through his hair, and thinks. There's nobody around, so that's good. Ortho would probably be able to help, but he hasn't been Idia's shadow since Riddle and the others returned from that kidnapping stint.
Think, Cater, think. You may have no idea what's going on in his head but that doesn't mean you don't know anything about him.
That's how he gets an idea. Somewhat awkwardly, Cater shuffles to the side and lowers himself down beside Idia, making sure not to touch him but stay close enough that his phone screen is visible as he closes the camera app and switches instead to one of his mobile games, waiting somewhat anxiously for the loading screen to fire up. The gacha game with the anime characters might do the trick better than a puzzle game, he thinks.
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It's a good thing he wasn't holding on very tightly, or he might've tumbled down with him. Cater hadn't been even remotely expecting Idia to suddenly turn into dead weight at his feet. He blinks, shocked to total stillness as he watches the headphones go on. It really is like a full on shutdown, isn't it?
And no matter how he looks at it, Cater can't see past the fact that this is very obviously his fault. What is he supposed to do now? He's never handled a situation like this before! Sure, Idia was never particularly happy or comfortable in the times he'd strong-armed him into social outings but...seriously, is he broken?
"Er..."
There's a definite, sudden urge to flee. No, no, he can't just leave him. That would be a totally unsubscribeable offense. So Cater takes a breath, running his free hand through his hair, and thinks. There's nobody around, so that's good. Ortho would probably be able to help, but he hasn't been Idia's shadow since Riddle and the others returned from that kidnapping stint.
Think, Cater, think. You may have no idea what's going on in his head but that doesn't mean you don't know anything about him.
That's how he gets an idea. Somewhat awkwardly, Cater shuffles to the side and lowers himself down beside Idia, making sure not to touch him but stay close enough that his phone screen is visible as he closes the camera app and switches instead to one of his mobile games, waiting somewhat anxiously for the loading screen to fire up. The gacha game with the anime characters might do the trick better than a puzzle game, he thinks.