["This ship runs on smiles," what the heck... Nero has no idea how to combat that kind of cheer, it's concerning. The fact that he also believes there's good in just about everyone is hard to swallow, but Nero in comparison only believes by what he sees. He's had a rough life to prove that to him time and time again.
Then there's the whole honesty deal Sora has going for him- being with Kyrie and helping her run her orphanage, Nero is used to teens pushing back at being called a kid- but here, Sora just rolls with it like it's not a problem at all. In fact, he sort of blinks for a long moment, a little boggled that there's no protest (and even the sidenote of "at least I don't think I missed my birthday") which has him making a face at him.]
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Then there's the whole honesty deal Sora has going for him- being with Kyrie and helping her run her orphanage, Nero is used to teens pushing back at being called a kid- but here, Sora just rolls with it like it's not a problem at all. In fact, he sort of blinks for a long moment, a little boggled that there's no protest (and even the sidenote of "at least I don't think I missed my birthday") which has him making a face at him.]
24. [A beat.] You can miss a birthday?