There was nothing sacred about SLOBBER, but the puppy's antics were so enthusiastic that Rise couldn't keep from laughing-- even as she struggled to protect her face from the licking services Cujo was so kindly providing. Thankfully, Otacon joining in on the fun gave her the room to scoot a little further away and greet Asimov affectionately. She'd seen Ampharos before, but never this close. Was this what Posie was going to evolve into? Her Flaaffy was still so tiny...
As quiet as his voice was, Rise would have had to been absolutely deaf not to hear the one question she hadn't wanted to be asked. She'd made her peace with it, hadn't she? It hadn't been real. Talking about it shouldn't have been painful.
But "should" and "shouldn't" rarely applied to how things actually went, and the girl's smile faded, her entire complexion turning three shades paler. He really wanted to know? But if she went into details, they'd think she was crazy, wouldn't they? Monsters in the fog, goddesses, curses... and that wasn't even touching on the Persona aspect of it.
"Um..." Rise averted her eyes, fidgeting and trying desperately not to think about those events. "I-it wasn't anything big... kind of stupid, actually."
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As quiet as his voice was, Rise would have had to been absolutely deaf not to hear the one question she hadn't wanted to be asked. She'd made her peace with it, hadn't she? It hadn't been real. Talking about it shouldn't have been painful.
But "should" and "shouldn't" rarely applied to how things actually went, and the girl's smile faded, her entire complexion turning three shades paler. He really wanted to know? But if she went into details, they'd think she was crazy, wouldn't they? Monsters in the fog, goddesses, curses... and that wasn't even touching on the Persona aspect of it.
"Um..." Rise averted her eyes, fidgeting and trying desperately not to think about those events. "I-it wasn't anything big... kind of stupid, actually."