[For now Xu Shu will seize upon this gentler form of conversation; if Mitsuhide is calmer like this then it can only be a good thing to engage with him while the mask is on. It also gives him the time to calm a little and think over what he needs to do and the conversation he's going to have to have with Daud afterwards...]
[Wait, the 'brother' thing again? Is he going to fixate on that idea? Xu Shu pauses and then shakes his had slowly.]
Umm, no. Not since the early morning.
[He glances down at his, well, yes, cooling tea. The half-cup is probably not worth touching now, is it? Honestly Xu Shu doesn't often eat during the daytime and he's not one to make complex food either, usually sticking to simple meals in small portions. Tea is something he takes more time over. There are days where he wonders if he could get through the day without it.]
Why do you ask?
[A question with a probably obvious answer, but Xu Shu is learning not to assume simple logic with this man.]
no subject
[Wait, the 'brother' thing again? Is he going to fixate on that idea? Xu Shu pauses and then shakes his had slowly.]
Umm, no. Not since the early morning.
[He glances down at his, well, yes, cooling tea. The half-cup is probably not worth touching now, is it? Honestly Xu Shu doesn't often eat during the daytime and he's not one to make complex food either, usually sticking to simple meals in small portions. Tea is something he takes more time over. There are days where he wonders if he could get through the day without it.]
Why do you ask?
[A question with a probably obvious answer, but Xu Shu is learning not to assume simple logic with this man.]