Tomomi was right of course, but trying to be cheerful really felt like a distant objective than a local one for Akira.  [color=ed1c24]"Well... if I ever find a reason to be cheerful I'm sure you'll be the first to know."[/color]  Akira said shaking his head softly before listening to what Tomomi had to say about the events of Inaba's past.  It was definitely a strange set of events and the story just seemed to get even weirder as it progressed.  Dead bodies showing up on Foggy days, surely mere coincidence no?  Well he could only guess that was the case having not been in the town at the time.  [color=ed1c24]"So even this small rural town has death rotting at it's very core eh?"[/color]  Akira spoke quietly it was more to himself then it was to Tomomi [color=ed1c24][i]'Just like me...'[/i][/color] he thought before noticing the story was still going.

As the story went on it seemed Tomomi was getting into the idea of telling it with choice words and motions.  Akira smirked slightly but decided to remain quiet listening intently until the stories eventual conclusion of the events.  A cop who had turned to murder, and the local police force inability to see through whatever guise that cop was portraying to them.  It would seem Tomomi would be correct in doubting their abilities following that turn of events, who wouldn't? [color=ed1c24]"I guess not."[/color]  The idea of a rhetorical question lost on Akira as he answered Tomomi's last point.  [color=ed1c24]"I'd be careful about that middle part if I were you though.  Other people might start thinking you're some kind of crazy conspiracy girl.  By the sounds of whats going on around town, you probably don't want that kind of attention."[/color]  

Akira turned back to face the front of the hall once more and began tapping his legs once more.  [color=ed1c24]"ehh... anyway... um... thanks, I guess."[/color]  Akira speaks his last piece as a small smile grows and then fades away.  They hadn't really conversed much, Tomomi had done most of the talking, yet Akira already felt socially exhausted.  He wasn't exactly just going to outright blank her, but it was evident that he wasn't actively pursuing any extended conversation beyond what had already been said.