"I'm not introducing you." He shrugged JK's arm off.
Was JK still mocking him? "If I could do that, I would have. I'm asking you about Tomoko-chan. Can you find out for me or not?"
Incentive, he needed incentive. Introducing JK to Shirakawa was out of the question. What else would JK want? Ryusei only had the one female friend who wasn't a Rider Club member. Discard that idea, then. Earlier, JK had said that his price was merely info—info that Ryusei would have given him anyway because he couldn't very well ask for help without disclosing the details of what he needed help with. So that was out, too. A favor? No; it would take a lot more than this for Ryusei to throw away his dignity. Their interests didn't overlap, so there was nothing Ryusei could do for him there. What else did Ryusei have?
He had a bit of numbness for one. Shifting an arm a bit behind his body so JK wouldn't see, he flexed his fingers once, twice. He had to make this quick. "It's urgent. Is there anything I can help you with...?"
It came out more insincere than he'd intended. He was going to have to patch this up. "I'm... a little stressed out," he added meekly, "but I'll do what I can."
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Was JK still mocking him? "If I could do that, I would have. I'm asking you about Tomoko-chan. Can you find out for me or not?"
Incentive, he needed incentive. Introducing JK to Shirakawa was out of the question. What else would JK want? Ryusei only had the one female friend who wasn't a Rider Club member. Discard that idea, then. Earlier, JK had said that his price was merely info—info that Ryusei would have given him anyway because he couldn't very well ask for help without disclosing the details of what he needed help with. So that was out, too. A favor? No; it would take a lot more than this for Ryusei to throw away his dignity. Their interests didn't overlap, so there was nothing Ryusei could do for him there. What else did Ryusei have?
He had a bit of numbness for one. Shifting an arm a bit behind his body so JK wouldn't see, he flexed his fingers once, twice. He had to make this quick. "It's urgent. Is there anything I can help you with...?"
It came out more insincere than he'd intended. He was going to have to patch this up. "I'm... a little stressed out," he added meekly, "but I'll do what I can."