[ He meant it when he said his new boss was demanding. Of course, it didn't excuse him from negligence of contact, that much he knows; so in turn he had worked on his assigned task with fervor until it was done and the dust burned away at his feet and Sui Feng finally gave him the nod that said he could go.
There's a slight scruff on some patches of his uniform, but he's cleaned it to the best of his ability. When he arrives, he doesn't look much different from the usual, though that's more likely due to the fact that his usual rarely deviated in the first place. The shadow under his eyes has deepened, but he's managed to steel himself enough to not show his fatigue. ]
Lapis, I -
[ And then she hugs him. He stiffens out of instinct, surprise shorting out his honed responses for that one second. And in that one second something in his expression falters. ]
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There's a slight scruff on some patches of his uniform, but he's cleaned it to the best of his ability. When he arrives, he doesn't look much different from the usual, though that's more likely due to the fact that his usual rarely deviated in the first place. The shadow under his eyes has deepened, but he's managed to steel himself enough to not show his fatigue. ]
Lapis, I -
[ And then she hugs him. He stiffens out of instinct, surprise shorting out his honed responses for that one second. And in that one second something in his expression falters. ]
- I'm sorry. I worried you.