[Close!! Too close!! Houou thinks frantically when Todoroki's suddenly leaning right into his personal space. He'll never admit it, but as flustered as he gets over Todoroki's proximity, he nearly misses what the hero's trying to tell him.]
Ah! You're right. [His voice manages to stay a whisper, but it's a very enthusiastic whisper all the same. He's working on it.] I'll--I'll be heading off, then. [With one last look between the villain and Todoroki, Houou quickly slips out the door before the police can question him.
That should've been the end of it, but Houou still finds himself lingering near the store instead of continuing his patrol. Even though he tells himself he's just sticking around to see the villain be taken into custody, he isn't sure he's convincing even himself.]
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Ah! You're right. [His voice manages to stay a whisper, but it's a very enthusiastic whisper all the same. He's working on it.] I'll--I'll be heading off, then. [With one last look between the villain and Todoroki, Houou quickly slips out the door before the police can question him.
That should've been the end of it, but Houou still finds himself lingering near the store instead of continuing his patrol. Even though he tells himself he's just sticking around to see the villain be taken into custody, he isn't sure he's convincing even himself.]