[ Ai hadn't expected to wake up here – or, well, anywhere after what'd happened to her. At first, she'd thought that this place might have been a dream she was due to wake up from at any time. After that, she'd suspected maybe it was some sort of... afterlife. After all, if she was here, then what did it mean for everybody else?
But the more time that had gone by and the more settled she'd become, the what began to matter less than the plain fact of the matter. She was here and she didn't really have a choice but to deal with it. It's been a little tough settling in, but she's had help along the way and...
Maybe it's selfish to enjoy herself here when she's left Ruby and Aqua behind. But if she really has no choice but to eventually go back to that horrible, ugly final moment eventually... maybe it's okay to be a little selfish just for now. ]
Ichiro...! [ Huff, puff. She'd been running just fashionably late enough that she'd had to pick up the pace on the way over. In her defence, she'd had to make sure she was dressed up cute today. She slows a little once she spots him – and comes to a halt altogether when she realizes just how much stuff is on the picnic blanket. ] I– h–hold on a second... why is there so much here?
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But the more time that had gone by and the more settled she'd become, the what began to matter less than the plain fact of the matter. She was here and she didn't really have a choice but to deal with it. It's been a little tough settling in, but she's had help along the way and...
Maybe it's selfish to enjoy herself here when she's left Ruby and Aqua behind. But if she really has no choice but to eventually go back to that horrible, ugly final moment eventually... maybe it's okay to be a little selfish just for now. ]
Ichiro...! [ Huff, puff. She'd been running just fashionably late enough that she'd had to pick up the pace on the way over. In her defence, she'd had to make sure she was dressed up cute today. She slows a little once she spots him – and comes to a halt altogether when she realizes just how much stuff is on the picnic blanket. ] I– h–hold on a second... why is there so much here?