C4 Part97

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Then, there was Tatsumi’s own conscious

effort not to change his expression much.

“Well, you know,

Shimura-chan. That’s only lately. When Konno-san was first hired, he

never smiled, so he was difficult to approach.”

“……really?”

It

was the fist time he had heard that about himself as well, so Tatsumi

was surprised.

“But, I suppose……that’s true. The reason

I wouldn’t express myself much was because I tried to only choose the

good emotions to show, that’s why whenever I inadvertently felt

something bad, I tried not to show it.”

Since I can’t see,

I’m more conscious of it, he added, but Shimura spoke out.

“Why?”

“We

can see, but we can’t see our own faces. That’s why I don’t think it

has anything to do with being able to see or not.”

“Hmm……but,

when you can see, and maybe it’s subconscious, you work aware

you’re being watched. Since I’m blind, I’m often not aware people

are watching me. For instance, since a person on the phone can’t see

you, if you’re pretty upset at them, it’ll show on your face, right?”

Working

at a call center, it probably happened to everyone. The three of them

responded in a way that seemed to say, aah, I kind of get it.