[Gokudera would be offended and justify his dip because the Red Spring is a sort of resort area for new arrivals. It’s not like he’s being disrespectful, but alas, has no idea she may be judging him partially.
The look of horror changing to something else entirely has him smiling gently. This is helping to take his mind off his problems. Gokuders reaches up to his collar, and it legitimately blinks in response to the touch. He’s familiar with how it acts and what it responds to, so this is another illusion, though far more convincing.
His fingers slide along the choke chain and pull, and the whole collar lights up red. There is no smell to suggest it’s burning through his neck, like he’s making it appear to do. It looks... painful, but then his head is in his hands, and he holds it while speaking through it]
Practice.
[You’re talking to a two time light magic tournament champion. If he could make duplicates of himself to catch his attacks for him and honestly just have them be light shields that broadcasted, he can fake an arm coming off, or his head. It’s just another way of cloaking.
Gokudera for a moment, with his new illusion drops the act with his arm, and it is now very clearly a smoke bomb, disguised as a stick of dynamite.]
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The look of horror changing to something else entirely has him smiling gently. This is helping to take his mind off his problems. Gokuders reaches up to his collar, and it legitimately blinks in response to the touch. He’s familiar with how it acts and what it responds to, so this is another illusion, though far more convincing.
His fingers slide along the choke chain and pull, and the whole collar lights up red. There is no smell to suggest it’s burning through his neck, like he’s making it appear to do. It looks... painful, but then his head is in his hands, and he holds it while speaking through it]
Practice.
[You’re talking to a two time light magic tournament champion. If he could make duplicates of himself to catch his attacks for him and honestly just have them be light shields that broadcasted, he can fake an arm coming off, or his head. It’s just another way of cloaking.
Gokudera for a moment, with his new illusion drops the act with his arm, and it is now very clearly a smoke bomb, disguised as a stick of dynamite.]