Renji only paused for an instant when he was interrupted. He could talk and stretch at the same time. "Or maybe they just want to see what it takes to make some of us really go crazy," he said. He glanced at the guy; he didn't know his name, but he recalled the face. And the fact that a couple of Elena's friends (acquaintances?) had been threatening him with bodily harm.
He didn't know those people, or their problems, though. So he decided to go for neutrality until he got his own impression of the guy.
He paused again, holding a stretch for a moment, and tried to get a feel for things. Nothing clear, of course, but he felt vaguely creeped out. Which, to be fair, could just be the atmosphere of an insane asylum getting to him.
"We all pass the time in our own little way," he said. "What do you want?" While the question was blunt, his tone wasn't overtly unfriendly; he just decided to be to the point, which was really his normal way to deal with people.
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He didn't know those people, or their problems, though. So he decided to go for neutrality until he got his own impression of the guy.
He paused again, holding a stretch for a moment, and tried to get a feel for things. Nothing clear, of course, but he felt vaguely creeped out. Which, to be fair, could just be the atmosphere of an insane asylum getting to him.
"We all pass the time in our own little way," he said. "What do you want?" While the question was blunt, his tone wasn't overtly unfriendly; he just decided to be to the point, which was really his normal way to deal with people.