[ Ayla breathes a sigh of relief before perking back up, pigtails bobbing up and down. Still, something about Anika's phrasing is...hm. ]

Oh, I can understand that!

[ Wait. Maybe that's a little too cheerful? ]

I mean...sometimes you just need a change of pace, right? Before your brain runs you in like, circles and stuff? [finger twirls to demonstrate!] You just keep hitting the same walls and stuff, and it just feels worse and worse?

[ Oh hm. Getting maybe too close to Admitting Some Things. Deflect, deflect! ]

A-at least that's how I understand it!

[ Just gonna drink her soda for a second!! ]

Oh! Did you wanna split a dessert?

[ Sweets will solve this! ]