[ souji continues to hold onto his shoulder, massaging it as he alternates between tightening and loosening his grip on it. he remains silent for a moment, taking in what she says. he hasn't once looked away from her since they started this conversation. at the very least, the one thing that he's good at is dealing with confrontations or these sorts of talks seriously. ]
[ it's a few seconds before he speaks up again and it's just a single question that he asks: ]
... so you still want to be friends after everything?
[ Lucille takes a slow breath, closing her eyes like she's mentally preparing herself for something. This isn't fair, Souji. This isn't fair.
Slowly, she steps away from the tree she was leaning against. Closing the space between them, the smile on her face is gone, left with a somewhat contrite frown. Looking up at him, she pauses, before rising up on her toes and lightly knocking her knuckles against his forehead. ]
You're doing it again.
[ Lowering herself down, she heaves a weighty sigh before offering an awkward smile up at him. She's been wearing her heart on her sleeve this entire time, and he's still acting like this? He's hopeless.
There are tears in her eyes (and a weird feeling in her hands, oddly enough. kind of tingly?), her voice wavering and raw. ]
What did I just tell you? I'm not going anywhere. You're really thick-headed, you know.
[ She shakes her hand out to punctuate her punch line. Get it? ]
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[ it's a few seconds before he speaks up again and it's just a single question that he asks: ]
... so you still want to be friends after everything?
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Slowly, she steps away from the tree she was leaning against. Closing the space between them, the smile on her face is gone, left with a somewhat contrite frown. Looking up at him, she pauses, before rising up on her toes and lightly knocking her knuckles against his forehead. ]
You're doing it again.
[ Lowering herself down, she heaves a weighty sigh before offering an awkward smile up at him. She's been wearing her heart on her sleeve this entire time, and he's still acting like this? He's hopeless.
There are tears in her eyes (and a weird feeling in her hands, oddly enough. kind of tingly?), her voice wavering and raw. ]
What did I just tell you? I'm not going anywhere. You're really thick-headed, you know.
[ She shakes her hand out to punctuate her punch line. Get it? ]