( Mika noticed Phil first by his presence, then by his scent. He glances up at him as they're about to pass, if only out of acknowledgment and without particularly social inclination, and he sees... his reaction.
He presumes Phil is sour with him about the whole human thing like Yamato and Shinjiro, or perhaps that he blames Mika for his recklessness that could have endangered the rest, too.
He hesitates, guilt needling at him. Then, he glances away. )
... It's fine. You can keep going.
( You can stay mad at him if you want. Jing Yuan said that he should try to make amends, but... if Phil just freezes up, then he probably doesn't want to talk, and it wouldn't be fair to force him to make amends. )
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He presumes Phil is sour with him about the whole human thing like Yamato and Shinjiro, or perhaps that he blames Mika for his recklessness that could have endangered the rest, too.
He hesitates, guilt needling at him. Then, he glances away. )
... It's fine. You can keep going.
( You can stay mad at him if you want. Jing Yuan said that he should try to make amends, but... if Phil just freezes up, then he probably doesn't want to talk, and it wouldn't be fair to force him to make amends. )