This was quickly entering the "Do Not Want" zone. "Uh..." Yeah, he was going to just throw in the towel for now and have his dinner. Quietly. And hope that his roommate didn't start punching the wall or throwing things. Er.

Niikura slowly inched over his desk, keeping an eye on his despairing roommate as he slid his chair out and quickly sat down. He kept glancing back every once in a while as he started in on his chicken, wondering if he should say something. It was hard to get a word in when the other guy seemed to have tuned the rest of the world out, and Niikura's idea of consolation tended to break personal bubble barriers, something that he wasn't sure his new roommate would appreciate just yet.