Ah, it's not that I'm not grateful to have Mei-san as a friend! I wouldn't have gotten where I am now without her. [The way his shoulders curl in on themselves giving away his discomfort. Of course he's grateful--she's his only friend. But as much as he wants to deny it, it's lonely, not having someone else to go to when she becomes consumed by her work.]
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Ah, it's not that I'm not grateful to have Mei-san as a friend! I wouldn't have gotten where I am now without her. [The way his shoulders curl in on themselves giving away his discomfort. Of course he's grateful--she's his only friend. But as much as he wants to deny it, it's lonely, not having someone else to go to when she becomes consumed by her work.]