[ Megumi's at a loss for words in response to this, not quite expecting the conversation to take a turn when he brought it up. It was only a casual throwaway topic, not something he put much thought into at all.
The outward pouring of sincere concern for him is something Megumi usually deals with in one of two ways - acknowledgement, or buckling down in stubbornness. Somehow, he's less compelled to put up a difficult attitude in response to this. It's to do with the sense of desperation he gets from Yuuji when he speaks; it makes him feel like if he were to start an argument about this, he would be trampling over the other boy's genuine feelings.
When he thinks about it, he's only been here a few days, and Yuuji's been here for months, working in a job that requires him to interact with the lowest dregs this society can offer on a daily basis. They're in a different dynamic from their usual, with Yuuji having a better understanding of the circumstances than himself. The other boy's probably seen people get drugged beyond comprehension, doing things they had no way to consent for. Megumi does acknowledge that he could have been in that situation himself, but somehow, when it pertains to him, he has nowhere near the same amount of concern that Yuuji does. ]
... I'm not going to let that happen to me again. [ So, lay off his case a lil spormyjsry He understands why Yuuji is so upset, but he can't let go of his defiant streak. Look, at least he's not arguing back. ]
[ As for why he didn't call him? To be honest, Megumi isn't in the habit of ever asking for help, not unless it's a dire situation involving someone he really cares about and he has no way of managing it himself. When he asked Yuuji for help to save Tsumiki, it was that sort of situation - and also a desire to pull the other boy out of the self-loathing he knew he was in. It seemed to work.
In this context ... ] You want me to call you? [ There won't be a next time if he can help it, but if there is and it's something more serious than ...cuddling, surely Yuuji knows what that could entail. ]
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The outward pouring of sincere concern for him is something Megumi usually deals with in one of two ways - acknowledgement, or buckling down in stubbornness. Somehow, he's less compelled to put up a difficult attitude in response to this. It's to do with the sense of desperation he gets from Yuuji when he speaks; it makes him feel like if he were to start an argument about this, he would be trampling over the other boy's genuine feelings.
When he thinks about it, he's only been here a few days, and Yuuji's been here for months, working in a job that requires him to interact with the lowest dregs this society can offer on a daily basis. They're in a different dynamic from their usual, with Yuuji having a better understanding of the circumstances than himself. The other boy's probably seen people get drugged beyond comprehension, doing things they had no way to consent for. Megumi does acknowledge that he could have been in that situation himself, but somehow, when it pertains to him, he has nowhere near the same amount of concern that Yuuji does. ]
... I'm not going to let that happen to me again. [ So, lay off his case a lil spormyjsry He understands why Yuuji is so upset, but he can't let go of his defiant streak. Look, at least he's not arguing back. ]
[ As for why he didn't call him? To be honest, Megumi isn't in the habit of ever asking for help, not unless it's a dire situation involving someone he really cares about and he has no way of managing it himself. When he asked Yuuji for help to save Tsumiki, it was that sort of situation - and also a desire to pull the other boy out of the self-loathing he knew he was in. It seemed to work.
In this context ... ] You want me to call you? [ There won't be a next time if he can help it, but if there is and it's something more serious than ...cuddling, surely Yuuji knows what that could entail. ]