[She stops short, tensing at the feel of Hiryuu's fingers about her wrist.
[And then there's nothing to do but to listen, and to try very hard not to - to feel too much, to feel too awfully discouraged, so much like a silly little girl with a silly schoolgirl crush on her senpai...
[She's probably relying on it too much, but Clouyd Nine will clear her mind. Just a little, just enough, just so she can focus on what Hiryuu's actually saying. Enough that she can think about what Hiryuu is saying, instead of simply feeling it.
[And of course it's worse than she was hoping - but it's better than what she feared.
[Time, she's saying. She wants time...
[At least she's not just pushing her away.]
O-of course, Hiryuu-chan.
[It's more than she could have asked for, had any right to expect, given the bomb she's just gone and dropped on a perfectly good friendship.]
I'm sorry.
[Can I hug you anyway? She tentatively reaches out to touch Hiryuu on the shoulders.]
Re: Wednesday
[She stops short, tensing at the feel of Hiryuu's fingers about her wrist.
[And then there's nothing to do but to listen, and to try very hard not to - to feel too much, to feel too awfully discouraged, so much like a silly little girl with a silly schoolgirl crush on her senpai...
[She's probably relying on it too much, but Clouyd Nine will clear her mind. Just a little, just enough, just so she can focus on what Hiryuu's actually saying. Enough that she can think about what Hiryuu is saying, instead of simply feeling it.
[And of course it's worse than she was hoping - but it's better than what she feared.
[Time, she's saying. She wants time...
[At least she's not just pushing her away.]
O-of course, Hiryuu-chan.
[It's more than she could have asked for, had any right to expect, given the bomb she's just gone and dropped on a perfectly good friendship.]
I'm sorry.
[Can I hug you anyway? She tentatively reaches out to touch Hiryuu on the shoulders.]