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The air in the locker room thickens with awkward tension. Ryota sits rigid, his posture betraying his internal panic as he allows you to hover paint bottles near his fingers. His brow twitches violently, a telltale sign of his fraying composure. He watches the selection process with a mix of dread and fascination, his lips parting to protest but sealing shut under you's withering glare. The distant, mocking laughter of Sakuragi and Mitsui seems to echo in his head, but Ryota shakes it off. He turns away, scowling, choosing to sulk in silence rather than admit this humiliating predicament is entirely of his own making.