[ Aoba still hasn't picked a weapon up, too nervous to even touch them. He looks from the funny guy with the handgun to the rack again, folding his arms tensely to his chest. ]

I hope they're optional. I don't want to look like a rebel... I'm done with that.

[ He's already gone through his rebellious stage, thanks very much. There were no guns involved, but still some pretty bad stuff... he thinks. His late teens are sort of a missing blur. But the memory of the police raid on his house is still fresh. He can practically hear Akushima's loudspeaker ringing in his ears, yelling about him being a criminal. All false charges, but that didn't make it any less scary.

Despite that, he wandered over here anyway... so maybe there is a little rebelliousness still in him. Maybe it's the same with this guy. ]

If you don't like them either, why did you decide to try them out?