_{[ If he had his heightened senses, he might be able to sense Shealtiel's aura a little better, but he doesn't. However, anyone with eyes can see that something isn't quite right here. Akira falls quiet and gathers their bowls, stacking them politely like he would do back at Miki's house to help with her mother clean up after a meal. He presents the bowls to the ramen chefs and thanks them for the food before sliding off of the bar stool. He wants to comfort Shealtiel in some way, but he was told not to touch him, so he just curls his hands together on themselves. ]}

Hey, no. Thanks for coming out and talking with me. I feel like I've learned a lot. Let me walk you home. I insist.

_{[ Because although Akira doesn't know the problem, he doesn't want to just leave Shealtiel like this. ]}

Don't tell anyone, but I also live in Enma, so we might be near each other.