[He shakes his head, at last breaking his silence with an exhaled sigh that he hadn't even realized he'd been holding in. Talking with Isamu had been the last thing on his mind given the events that had transpired between them just a few short weeks before, one of the few times they'd ever had anything even remotely resembling a quarrel. After that... he wants to keep Isamu as far separated from his romantic life as possible.]
No, not yet. I just... I had to get out of there for a while.
[Sanji is no fool. Surely he's picked up on Richard's feelings towards Isamu now, and why this situation would be even more awkward than it was the last time. While his feelings for Isamu were there the last time Naoki returned, it's been almost a year since then. He and Isamu have grown even closer over that time.]
[Action, January 11th]
No, not yet. I just... I had to get out of there for a while.
[Sanji is no fool. Surely he's picked up on Richard's feelings towards Isamu now, and why this situation would be even more awkward than it was the last time. While his feelings for Isamu were there the last time Naoki returned, it's been almost a year since then. He and Isamu have grown even closer over that time.]