He sits down next to her, taking deep breaths and refusing to look up from the ground until he's gotten himself under control again. It's like he's trying to force himself to act like an adult, when it's clear he has no idea what he's even supposed to do. The fountain sounds nice though. He tries to apologize, but Verity isn't having any of it. It can't be healthy to have a kneejerk response to apologize and go quiet no matter what goes wrong.

"...Yeah." Katsuya actually chuckles after several long and incredibly awkward moments, looking up with this grin that is just so sincere and sympathetic. "Me too." His head it tilted to the side just so so he can glimpse at Verity over his sunglasses. Huh, that wasn't a trick of the shades. Her hair really was purple. That's neat.

"You..you really didn't have to.." Katsuya swallows and blinks rapidly while he tries to figure out how to explain in English. "I appreciate your help." He finally settles on." It's the first time he's met her gaze since he started freaking out.