Oh, scary. [ Had he less constitution, the level of her gaze probably would have been just that. That bright, cool, unforgiving blue. Shouta shrugs smoothly in light of those, shifting on his feet. There was more to her than time and enigmas, if you cared to try and lift the gruffness. ]

Funny, I'd always pegged you as a believer. Looks like I was off the mark on that one. [ The way he says it is infinitely off-handed--it could have been a quip, but there is just enough of an edge lurking in his tone to indicate he might have believed it, too. ]

Is your happiness what you're trying to remember?

[ Is that what time, also, has stolen? ]