[Very cool talk, very Persona 3, but she does shift in beneath his arm. He's a little too broad for her to try to reciprocate without it being awkward and weird, so she just tucks her hands in her lap and rests her head against his chest with a quiet sigh.]
You wouldn't have had to do it all alone, though.
[Again, she gets it! More than he realizes, probably, considering her own situation. It's different for her, though -- everyone forgot her. It wasn't their fault, it's just, well. They forgot. It'd be weird for someone who's barely an acquaintance to dump all that on them.
So she just hums, face pinching a little with distress, but-- overreacting isn't going to do anything, she's learned that already. If anything, it'll just make him retreat.]
Maybe it's paused. While we're here.
[Just like her own death is for her, just hanging in limbo waiting for the inevitable.]
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You wouldn't have had to do it all alone, though.
[Again, she gets it! More than he realizes, probably, considering her own situation. It's different for her, though -- everyone forgot her. It wasn't their fault, it's just, well. They forgot. It'd be weird for someone who's barely an acquaintance to dump all that on them.
So she just hums, face pinching a little with distress, but-- overreacting isn't going to do anything, she's learned that already. If anything, it'll just make him retreat.]
Maybe it's paused. While we're here.
[Just like her own death is for her, just hanging in limbo waiting for the inevitable.]