( he slowly gets to his feet, taking a step forward so that he's no longer dealing with the handle pressed into his back. reaching back, he rubs his fingers over the area as he looks down at chiaki, this is a poor attempt to soothe the pain actually. as much as he appreciates her enthusiasm, he shakes his head as if she's not understanding what he's trying to convey. )

If you want to help him, you should do it alone.

( the thing about komaeda is that he only helps people's "hope," but anything outside of that isn't really his business. sure, trying to help their relationship was one thing, but he was only giving his thoughts from what he say that one time. it doesn't stop him from following right beside her since he doubts she's going to budge from the idea anyway. )

You wanted him to "open his eyes," but even I'm not use when it comes to that. Bringing me along is a waste.