[ ... and then the other girl collides with her and Anika snaps very abruptly back to reality.
Wait. Hold on. What the hell was that? She blinks, shakes her head, to rattle away... whatever had just come over her but finds that she isn't able to make her head quite as clear as she'd like it. That weird overly familiar feeling remains and she's not sure how to feel about that.
This is... some girl from school, though, right? Yeah, Anika knows her. Or at least she knows of her in passing and Anika's going to jump on that as an excuse for this weird sense of kinship because any normal-sounding explanation is a godsend right now. ]
Uh– it's fine, seriously! [ She puts her hands up in what she hopes is a placating gesture. ] That's what I get for not really looking where I'm going... you're okay, right?
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Wait. Hold on. What the hell was that? She blinks, shakes her head, to rattle away... whatever had just come over her but finds that she isn't able to make her head quite as clear as she'd like it. That weird overly familiar feeling remains and she's not sure how to feel about that.
This is... some girl from school, though, right? Yeah, Anika knows her. Or at least she knows of her in passing and Anika's going to jump on that as an excuse for this weird sense of kinship because any normal-sounding explanation is a godsend right now. ]
Uh– it's fine, seriously! [ She puts her hands up in what she hopes is a placating gesture. ] That's what I get for not really looking where I'm going... you're okay, right?