[Being in this place is completely different from being at home, or even at school. In here, Aki feels like he's on level footing. Denji is open and honest with him and - maybe most importantly - listens to what he says. He'll wrap a scarf around his neck before they go outside, or agree to take care of any injuries he gets instead of slapping a bandage over them and calling it a day. But he'll also listen to Aki talk about what he learned in science class that day, or his complaints about his little brother saying how bug devils are the most dangerous kind, donchaknow, and how he's just such a total idiot. Aki plops himself down on his usual seat, a wooden stool they found at some point with one leg a little shorter than the other three, then digs into his pockets to find the packaged food.]
You didn't eat at all? I thought you said you'd go to the convenience store last night... [When he'd mentioned a lack of food in his home, Aki had nagged him to at least get a loaf of bread from the mart before he went to sleep. But money matters is probably the one thing Denji never listens to him about. Aki frowns as he tugs out the bars and offers them out to Denji.] I don't want any, I brought them for you two. Someone in my class said that dogs can't have chocolate, because it makes them sick, so I thought Pochita might be the same... [But now that he's voicing it, he realizes how silly that is. Pochita's a devil, not a dog, and devils eat all sorts of things.] ...but I can get a chocolate one next time, if you want.
[He waits for Pochita to come a little closer before setting a hand on his head, scratching behind where he's always imagined his ears would be. Patting him gently on the side to coax him toward Denji and the snacks, he leans forward in his seat and sets both hands on his knees.]
I'll bet you could still enroll in school without an address, and then you could come just for the lunches, and the high school is in the same complex as my school, you know? [The idea of Denji attending school is a little alien to him, and yeah, he doesn't actually know how old Denji is, but surely he can go to school, right? Aki seems pretty convinced of this idea as he speaks, but just like with the dog comment, a sense of doubt clouds his expression soon enough and he mutters,] I dunno what kind of lunch you get as a high schooler, though...
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You didn't eat at all? I thought you said you'd go to the convenience store last night... [When he'd mentioned a lack of food in his home, Aki had nagged him to at least get a loaf of bread from the mart before he went to sleep. But money matters is probably the one thing Denji never listens to him about. Aki frowns as he tugs out the bars and offers them out to Denji.] I don't want any, I brought them for you two. Someone in my class said that dogs can't have chocolate, because it makes them sick, so I thought Pochita might be the same... [But now that he's voicing it, he realizes how silly that is. Pochita's a devil, not a dog, and devils eat all sorts of things.] ...but I can get a chocolate one next time, if you want.
[He waits for Pochita to come a little closer before setting a hand on his head, scratching behind where he's always imagined his ears would be. Patting him gently on the side to coax him toward Denji and the snacks, he leans forward in his seat and sets both hands on his knees.]
I'll bet you could still enroll in school without an address, and then you could come just for the lunches, and the high school is in the same complex as my school, you know? [The idea of Denji attending school is a little alien to him, and yeah, he doesn't actually know how old Denji is, but surely he can go to school, right? Aki seems pretty convinced of this idea as he speaks, but just like with the dog comment, a sense of doubt clouds his expression soon enough and he mutters,] I dunno what kind of lunch you get as a high schooler, though...