[He knows that the frustration isn't directed toward him. Even then though, it does somehow rub off on him. Otonashi isn't mad at Naoi either; he's mad at the Malnosso. Not because he's upset about being here though, because he couldn't honestly care less. He's only been here for a few days, after all. No way to complain about that just yet. But Naoi? Naoi clearly doesn't like it here. And if it's upsetting him, then well... That's just not fair.
But they don't have a choice, do they? So Otonashi grabs Naoi's shoulders, looking straight at him. Chill your balls Naoi.]
Why? Why?! That's pretty obvious, isn't it? We're already stuck here in this place and there's nothing we can do about it. For now, at least. The only thing we can do is at least try to enjoy ourselves as much as possible.
Not everyone enjoyed being in the afterlife, did they? No. But we still tried to enjoy it and live it to the fullest, all the way 'til the end. Even after fighting all of the shadows, we were still trying to enjoy ourselves with the--
[He pauses. ...Graduation. With what Naoi's saying, it almost seemed like he already went through it. Otonashi was just about to though. How is this even possible...? No, this isn't the time to ponder over that. He sighs and pulls Naoi into a hug.]
I'm happy here, Naoi. I really am. I've met some nice people already and... yeah, I haven't been through those experiments yet, but it's okay. It's... just another bump the SSS has to get through, right? It's... just another bump that we can get through together.
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But they don't have a choice, do they? So Otonashi grabs Naoi's shoulders, looking straight at him.
Chill your balls Naoi.]Why? Why?! That's pretty obvious, isn't it? We're already stuck here in this place and there's nothing we can do about it. For now, at least. The only thing we can do is at least try to enjoy ourselves as much as possible.
Not everyone enjoyed being in the afterlife, did they? No. But we still tried to enjoy it and live it to the fullest, all the way 'til the end. Even after fighting all of the shadows, we were still trying to enjoy ourselves with the--
[He pauses. ...Graduation. With what Naoi's saying, it almost seemed like he already went through it. Otonashi was just about to though. How is this even possible...? No, this isn't the time to ponder over that. He sighs and pulls Naoi into a hug.]
I'm happy here, Naoi. I really am. I've met some nice people already and... yeah, I haven't been through those experiments yet, but it's okay. It's... just another bump the SSS has to get through, right? It's... just another bump that we can get through together.