[color=f6989d]“Nice to meet you, McKenna. Nice name by the way, but mind if I keep calling you a hot stud?” [/color]Dai joked with a playful smile in the face of heavy circumstance. It was a mere automatic response, a way to cope with the situation at hand and hopefully a way to further calm Johnathan’s nerves.

He glanced up in surprised when the foreign student began to move far sooner than he had expected. Patient, he allowed Johnathan to use his shoulder as support and listened as the confused young man began to talk. Dai made sure to make eye contact, a sure sign that he was listening, as Johnathan sorted out his feelings and thoughts. As his ramble continued, Dai’s nerves began to relax. 

It was a curious thing about the hole. He was a guy of rumors and gossip, but he had never heard of anyone talking about what’s in them. There were a few who joked about jumping into some but were never followed through. Although, this whole situation explained a lot. There were bound to be rumor busters and dare devils willing to go through a mysterious dark hole in the ground. The very fact that there was a lack of anyone talking about it could only mean that... they kinda ended up in the same situation as Sasaki. Except this time, Sasaki was going to get rescued and lived to tell the tale if the voice of his fellow classmates was anything to go by.  

Before Dai could answer the guy’s question about the hole, his expression softened when he heard Johnathan’s decision. This was something he definitely didn’t expect.  It was rare to see a person express his troubles, but even more inspiring to see that troubled person rise and place the safety of another as top priority before him. 

[color=f6989d]“No prob, bro. We’re classmates.”[/color] Dai stood with a grin and gave the Caucasian kid a good-hearted slap on the back. [color=f6989d]“Go get ‘em!”[/color]

When Johnathan was a distance away, the transfer student approached and thanked him. Dai smiled and shrugged. [color=f6989d]“Nah, man. To be honest, I needed this talk as much as he did.” [/color]He paused for a moment, glancing at everyone gearing to go. [color=f6989d]“Hey, I… kinda need a favor. If you find an extra weapon, can you hand it to me? I’m not that skilled of a guy to use my kicks as weapons.”[/color] He gestured toward one of their classmates – Haruto, was it? - who eyed his own shoe with confidence. He shrugged nonchalantly and grinned. [color=f6989d]"But it's fine if you can't find any though."  [/color]

Upon hearing Saito’s offer, Dai approached the guy, deciding to take it up. [color=f6989d]“Mind if I grabbed one of those coffees?”[/color] He nodded. [color=f6989d]“Good plan and thanks for the offer. I’ll stay and see if these remaining guys will ever wake up.” 
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