[ Sanae should get herself some of that perfume. And that fashion sense, tbh. Someone still wouldn't notice her, though. ]
Well, a little over a month ago-- in Ennea [ December. ]-- Lu Meng was.... well, he was well. Better than I've ever seen him, actually! [ She looks up at Alvin, smiling softly and with a soft, proud fondness in her eyes when speaking of her dear friend. ] You know how he... was. With any sort of contact. [ Her brow furrows again momentarily. ] we had been ice skating, and we crashed and fell. [ The worry ceases, and she's back to smiling. If he has any flowers in his office, they will be blooming and closing over and over again with her story. ] But do you know what--? He was actually fine! [ Her tone picks up, excited. ] I mean, besides the crashing bit-- that wasn't so nice-- but he had no reaction whatsoever, no blacking out, no hitting me, no-- anything! In fact-- in fact, he actually allowed me to hug him!
[ Her golden eyes sparkle like summer suns, the air warming up around her. Spring can't get here soon enough. ] And he embraced me in return, do you know how amazing, that is? Before he wouldn't even have allowed that much, but he did this time, and-- and I feel as if he really felt comfortable with it!
[ As she finishes that part of the story, her hand goes to tug at a lock of her hair, pulling it over her shoulder to comb through it. The uncertainty returns in her voice, and she sits back in her chair, casting her eyes lower. Likewise, the warmth recedes as quickly as fog in the late morning, drawn back into herself. ] A few days later we were planning a date between Peromei and Elios. We were at a restaurant, and--... [ The uncertainty in her voice returns, as does the puzzlement. ] He's changed since then. He's become more distant, and I don't know wh--
[ A moment passes where her eyes widen, as if she just realized something. And then a new emotion reflects in her tone, her eyes, and even in the shine of her green hair. Her shoulders slump, and she lowers her hand to her lap. ] No.
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Someone still wouldn't notice her, though.]Well, a little over a month ago-- in Ennea [ December. ]-- Lu Meng was.... well, he was well. Better than I've ever seen him, actually! [ She looks up at Alvin, smiling softly and with a soft, proud fondness in her eyes when speaking of her dear friend. ] You know how he... was. With any sort of contact. [ Her brow furrows again momentarily. ] we had been ice skating, and we crashed and fell. [ The worry ceases, and she's back to smiling. If he has any flowers in his office, they will be blooming and closing over and over again with her story. ] But do you know what--? He was actually fine! [ Her tone picks up, excited. ] I mean, besides the crashing bit-- that wasn't so nice-- but he had no reaction whatsoever, no blacking out, no hitting me, no-- anything! In fact-- in fact, he actually allowed me to hug him!
[ Her golden eyes sparkle like summer suns, the air warming up around her. Spring can't get here soon enough. ] And he embraced me in return, do you know how amazing, that is? Before he wouldn't even have allowed that much, but he did this time, and-- and I feel as if he really felt comfortable with it!
[ As she finishes that part of the story, her hand goes to tug at a lock of her hair, pulling it over her shoulder to comb through it. The uncertainty returns in her voice, and she sits back in her chair, casting her eyes lower. Likewise, the warmth recedes as quickly as fog in the late morning, drawn back into herself. ] A few days later we were planning a date between Peromei and Elios. We were at a restaurant, and--... [ The uncertainty in her voice returns, as does the puzzlement. ] He's changed since then. He's become more distant, and I don't know wh--
[ A moment passes where her eyes widen, as if she just realized something. And then a new emotion reflects in her tone, her eyes, and even in the shine of her green hair. Her shoulders slump, and she lowers her hand to her lap. ] No.
I think I know why.