Okay, so Natalie was an awful teen, which meant that Shinnosuke automatically liked her, or his brand of like, anyway. Her being a snarky jerk meant that he was free to be one back (not that he never needs permission, but you know), and especially as bounty family happened—well, he wasn't entirely kidding when he said she was his "favourite" for never getting all friendship-y on him.
In that vein, he kind of recognized Natalie as being similar to him, in that they're both assholes who care but don't want to admit it, although Natalie is thankfully not as much of a dick as he is. She was also the only one who actually called him out on his self-deprecating tendencies, which pretty much cemented, for him, that she probably wasn't too different. It was a kind of a relief, since to him, it meant that he and Natalie could just snark at each other and he'd never have to worry about it getting emotional or mushy. She had other people for that, and he didn't have to worry that somehow, he'd end up on that list.
(Ironically, he was the one who ultimately sort of confided in her, while on the train—she was the first whom he'd explained at length what was going on back home, because at that point, he did want to tell someone as he didn't feel like he had anything left to lose.)
Enduring what she went through in the underground tunnels earned her some of his respect! He comes from an environment where he's used to people going mad or giving up from lesser things. So, knowing that Natalie probably didn't come from a violent background (at the very least, she couldn't throw a proper punch.....), thus likely wasn't exposed to those kinds of horrors regularly, and yet still held herself together was a testament as to her strength. That she was able to deal with his interrogation of sorts (even if she understandably got huffy at him at first) was a bonus too, and he appreciated that she did answer his questions. It told him that she was someone who could put aside emotions in favour of logic, and that's always something he can get behind. And again, her being kind of a jerk herself meant that he wasn't too concerned about pushing her—he didn't feel that she was that fragile.
It was why he then told her what Hal told him, re: his employers and whatnot. While he didn't feel super guilty, he realized that he was kind of mean in forcing that info out of her, so passing on the info from Hal was him trying to pay it back.
She also went and killed Hannibal, which was also "well, kudos to you for going through with it." Sorry that it got you brutally murdered afterwards, Natalie! But really, he knows that killing someone isn't always easy, let alone someone you might've cared about, so that she did it to help everyone else even knowing that she would die from it—that's something he respects as well. Hopefully, Percy and the others will be able to play therapist after the game.
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Okay, so Natalie was an awful teen, which meant that Shinnosuke automatically liked her, or his brand of like, anyway. Her being a snarky jerk meant that he was free to be one back (not that he never needs permission, but you know), and especially as bounty family happened—well, he wasn't entirely kidding when he said she was his "favourite" for never getting all friendship-y on him.
In that vein, he kind of recognized Natalie as being similar to him, in that they're both assholes who care but don't want to admit it, although Natalie is thankfully not as much of a dick as he is. She was also the only one who actually called him out on his self-deprecating tendencies, which pretty much cemented, for him, that she probably wasn't too different. It was a kind of a relief, since to him, it meant that he and Natalie could just snark at each other and he'd never have to worry about it getting emotional or mushy. She had other people for that, and he didn't have to worry that somehow, he'd end up on that list.
(Ironically, he was the one who ultimately sort of confided in her, while on the train—she was the first whom he'd explained at length what was going on back home, because at that point, he did want to tell someone as he didn't feel like he had anything left to lose.)
Enduring what she went through in the underground tunnels earned her some of his respect! He comes from an environment where he's used to people going mad or giving up from lesser things. So, knowing that Natalie probably didn't come from a violent background (at the very least, she couldn't throw a proper punch.....), thus likely wasn't exposed to those kinds of horrors regularly, and yet still held herself together was a testament as to her strength. That she was able to deal with his interrogation of sorts (even if she understandably got huffy at him at first) was a bonus too, and he appreciated that she did answer his questions. It told him that she was someone who could put aside emotions in favour of logic, and that's always something he can get behind. And again, her being kind of a jerk herself meant that he wasn't too concerned about pushing her—he didn't feel that she was that fragile.
It was why he then told her what Hal told him, re: his employers and whatnot. While he didn't feel super guilty, he realized that he was kind of mean in forcing that info out of her, so passing on the info from Hal was him trying to pay it back.
She also went and killed Hannibal, which was also "well, kudos to you for going through with it." Sorry that it got you brutally murdered afterwards, Natalie! But really, he knows that killing someone isn't always easy, let alone someone you might've cared about, so that she did it to help everyone else even knowing that she would die from it—that's something he respects as well. Hopefully, Percy and the others will be able to play therapist after the game.