["It's fine", she wants to say, but she's tried that once before now and he'd called her on it, rightfully so. Really, it's more that she wants it to be fine; already she's starting to hate the vulnerability that allowed this to happen in the first place, the fact that she evidently couldn't control her own reaction even when all rational evidence pointed otherwise. She's supposed to be stronger than this (and she's always refused to let the influence of that man affect her before), and to see firsthand that she's not...
And it'd come at the expense of hurting Naegi-kun. She can see it from his perspective now, how it must look — an honest expression of kindness backfiring so spectacularly. It's really horrible, isn't it.
He'd wanted to make her happy.
Since when does she deserve that?]
Wait.
[Almost hesitant, she extends a gloved hand instead.]
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["It's fine", she wants to say, but she's tried that once before now and he'd called her on it, rightfully so. Really, it's more that she wants it to be fine; already she's starting to hate the vulnerability that allowed this to happen in the first place, the fact that she evidently couldn't control her own reaction even when all rational evidence pointed otherwise. She's supposed to be stronger than this (and she's always refused to let the influence of that man affect her before), and to see firsthand that she's not...
And it'd come at the expense of hurting Naegi-kun. She can see it from his perspective now, how it must look — an honest expression of kindness backfiring so spectacularly. It's really horrible, isn't it.
He'd wanted to make her happy.
Since when does she deserve that?]
Wait.
[Almost hesitant, she extends a gloved hand instead.]
No. Can...I see it?