[ At the sound of the unfamiliar voice, Karako drops her arms with a small start and seems to freeze in place, immediately alert. Her eyes sweep him over and come to a stop on his hands, where another MID is secured. How long had he been watching? The startled look on her face softens to something more self-conscious. Ever aware of the flow of her blood thanks to her Branch of Sin, she feels the moment it starts to floods her cheeks.
She hangs her head, nodding several times in reply to his question but reluctant to meet his eye. "Nope, save it for when everyone's outside"-- that was something she'd said when a dear friend had asked for her shoulder to cry on and there was still work left to do. If they could see her now, balled up and cowering like a kid for anyone to see, she never would have lived it down.
Chiding herself seems to be doing the trick. At least now she can choke back the lump in her throat and speak, lifting her head slowly to flash him a weak but earnest smile. ]
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She hangs her head, nodding several times in reply to his question but reluctant to meet his eye. "Nope, save it for when everyone's outside"-- that was something she'd said when a dear friend had asked for her shoulder to cry on and there was still work left to do. If they could see her now, balled up and cowering like a kid for anyone to see, she never would have lived it down.
Chiding herself seems to be doing the trick. At least now she can choke back the lump in her throat and speak, lifting her head slowly to flash him a weak but earnest smile. ]
Sorry you had to see that.