[He lets out a brief laugh, though there's some confusion to it.]
Of course we don't have to. [Whether Susato has sensed his envy, he's capable of feeling more than one emotion at a time about it— and he is happy for her.] I wouldn't have brought it up if I wasn't interested.
[But her pause could be indicative of something else. Did something happen, maybe, when they met? He could imagine himself meeting his friends here... it probably wouldn't go great, to start.]
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Of course we don't have to. [Whether Susato has sensed his envy, he's capable of feeling more than one emotion at a time about it— and he is happy for her.] I wouldn't have brought it up if I wasn't interested.
[But her pause could be indicative of something else. Did something happen, maybe, when they met? He could imagine himself meeting his friends here... it probably wouldn't go great, to start.]
I won't force you, though.