[The pause that follows is unsettling. The mask can't not smile, so it just...stops moving, even when Ryan's shoulders fall. Frozen with that wide smile.
Shiro's concern and sincerity is enough for him to reach up and push the mask to the side of his head again, revealing his real face beneath. He isn't smiling, but he seems kind of sheepish and ashamed. Without the mask on, his energy levels have swung back down into the negatives]
...Sorry. I just put on a show for whoever's here. I didn't want to like...freak you out.
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Shiro's concern and sincerity is enough for him to reach up and push the mask to the side of his head again, revealing his real face beneath. He isn't smiling, but he seems kind of sheepish and ashamed. Without the mask on, his energy levels have swung back down into the negatives]
...Sorry. I just put on a show for whoever's here. I didn't want to like...freak you out.