[ She watches him. It takes a bit more concentration to do so with compound eyes than in her previous forms, but she's learning. It lets her watch the kettle at the same time, too, if she wants.
But he's got her entire attention. Because she cares about him. Because she wants to watch for the slightest tells, and help him however she can, even if he doesn't ask directly. ]
He had terrible luck. His life was kind of awful, before Hope's Peak... [ She's able to keep from telling more, in case Ryou doesn't. That part isn't her story to tell, and she's told him the most important basic fact of it. ]
So when he came to school... he tried so hard to push his friends away. Us. His classmates. And it worked.
He left the school without much fanfare, and his classmates... didn't miss him much, mostly. [ Except for her. ] I only saw him one more time after that.
[ The kettle starts to whistle, and she pours the water into the two mugs. Carefully, carefully. ]
I've never really forgiven myself for that, I guess. Even when that stage over the summer told me I couldn't have done anything. But even then, I wish I'd spent more time with him when he was around.
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Date: 2022-11-11 08:31 am (UTC)But he's got her entire attention. Because she cares about him. Because she wants to watch for the slightest tells, and help him however she can, even if he doesn't ask directly. ]
He had terrible luck. His life was kind of awful, before Hope's Peak... [ She's able to keep from telling more, in case Ryou doesn't. That part isn't her story to tell, and she's told him the most important basic fact of it. ]
So when he came to school... he tried so hard to push his friends away. Us. His classmates. And it worked.
He left the school without much fanfare, and his classmates... didn't miss him much, mostly. [ Except for her. ] I only saw him one more time after that.
[ The kettle starts to whistle, and she pours the water into the two mugs. Carefully, carefully. ]
I've never really forgiven myself for that, I guess. Even when that stage over the summer told me I couldn't have done anything. But even then, I wish I'd spent more time with him when he was around.
... So I don't want to leave you behind, either.