[ Before his eyes, the familiar sight that he had missed: his bookworm roommate at her most comfortable position she could manage down here with her favourite thing in the world. But upon her realisation of his presence, that changed. The air of comfort (if there was one to begin with) quickly dissolved into a tense one, following the first step in that Noir took. ]
...Hey.
[ That was about the most casual tone he could manage, the smile he tried to pull look awkward though not entirely forced. He took a couple more steps ahead after sliding the door closed behind him, approaching her very cautiously.
He stopped when there was a reasonable distance between them, mindful of how uncomfortable Riye might be after his disappearance and all that had happened. ]
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...Hey.
[ That was about the most casual tone he could manage, the smile he tried to pull look awkward though not entirely forced. He took a couple more steps ahead after sliding the door closed behind him, approaching her very cautiously.
He stopped when there was a reasonable distance between them, mindful of how uncomfortable Riye might be after his disappearance and all that had happened. ]
It's... been a while.