[[OOC: Slight correction - pin on Shinj should be MU not SC. Herp.]]
For a few minutes Shinji worked in sullen silence. He hated this. He hated himself for giving in so easily. He didn't really complain about the hunger - his appetite probably wouldn't be that great anyway. Mostly he just felt tired - the same dull exhaustion that had been dogging him for a long, long time. He scrubbed at a particular tile over and over again, working mechanically, as if he could lose himself in the work. The collar on his shirt was too tight and he wondered if he would get in trouble if he tried to loosen it.
He was too afraid of possible repercussions to try.
He kept working as the minutes dragged on and he found himself next to a boy around his age - a bit older probably. Everyone looked older in these uniforms, though. He sighed softly, eying Minato out of the corner of his eye. After a moment, there was one little piece of rebellion - a mutter to his companion, sounding resigned and disappointed, "Why are they making us do this? We didn't do anything wrong."
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For a few minutes Shinji worked in sullen silence. He hated this. He hated himself for giving in so easily. He didn't really complain about the hunger - his appetite probably wouldn't be that great anyway. Mostly he just felt tired - the same dull exhaustion that had been dogging him for a long, long time. He scrubbed at a particular tile over and over again, working mechanically, as if he could lose himself in the work. The collar on his shirt was too tight and he wondered if he would get in trouble if he tried to loosen it.
He was too afraid of possible repercussions to try.
He kept working as the minutes dragged on and he found himself next to a boy around his age - a bit older probably. Everyone looked older in these uniforms, though. He sighed softly, eying Minato out of the corner of his eye. After a moment, there was one little piece of rebellion - a mutter to his companion, sounding resigned and disappointed, "Why are they making us do this? We didn't do anything wrong."