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[ he glances up at Lelouch, and he's ready to agree -- Nunnally, right, of course; gods, he'd almost forgotten -- but the last part... makes his chest clench. the same feeling he had earlier, of missing a chance to do something -- something important.
Earnest is being very insistent with his rubbing now, so Suzaku kneels down, grateful for the excuse to pause a little longer and gather his thoughts. he gets an immediate bite on the finger, which is wonderfully distracting. thanks for that, Earnest.
after a beat, not standing up or looking up just yet: ] I know it didn't -- mean anything, what I said before.