At least the juice tasted pretty good, Hanatarou noted, when he was drinking it and not getting it all over himself. Maybe that was the point of the "juice box" - once you'd figured out the puzzle of opening it, the sense of accomplishment made the contents taste better?
When Keman asked his question, though, Hanatarou was startled enough that his hands tightened on the box he was holding - fortunately, enough of the juice was gone that it didn't have the same effect as earlier, but for a second he thought that it might and almost dropped the thing. "Y-yes, um." The shinigami nodded, quickly shoving the juice box into the bag with the discarded napkin lest he fumble with it some more. "I'm...but I'm not, er. R-Rukia-san is much stronger than I am."
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When Keman asked his question, though, Hanatarou was startled enough that his hands tightened on the box he was holding - fortunately, enough of the juice was gone that it didn't have the same effect as earlier, but for a second he thought that it might and almost dropped the thing. "Y-yes, um." The shinigami nodded, quickly shoving the juice box into the bag with the discarded napkin lest he fumble with it some more. "I'm...but I'm not, er. R-Rukia-san is much stronger than I am."