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Yes. [He nods and then tries to reach out for her hand.]
Close your eyes and leave with me! [She shouldn't see any more of this.]
Close your eyes and leave with me! [She shouldn't see any more of this.]
[ He never claimed to be polite??? ]
I'm very good at that though. [ Still, he stops after that, reaching to pick them both another strawberry, offering it along with an apology. ]
Sorry. Once we're done here we should probably search around a bit, shouldn't we?
I'm very good at that though. [ Still, he stops after that, reaching to pick them both another strawberry, offering it along with an apology. ]
Sorry. Once we're done here we should probably search around a bit, shouldn't we?
[No, she's going to now! Don't even think that she won't, Naoki!!]
Myself?
[That's... a surprise. "Why do you care?" is on the tip of her tongue but she supposes this might just be an exchange since he'd spoken about himself...]
Ah. Hm... I.... would like a nice meal after this.
[ . . . . . .
did she do it right]
Myself?
[That's... a surprise. "Why do you care?" is on the tip of her tongue but she supposes this might just be an exchange since he'd spoken about himself...]
Ah. Hm... I.... would like a nice meal after this.
[ . . . . . .
did she do it right]
[It feels a little... odd.
To be led by the hand like this by someone she barely even truly knows - but even with what she does know of Saitou, she knows that she likes and trusts him. So it's a rather obedient following behind, subdued as she is at the moment.]
Is it?
[ . . . . quietly and a little shamefully:]
I hadn't noticed... I suppose so.
To be led by the hand like this by someone she barely even truly knows - but even with what she does know of Saitou, she knows that she likes and trusts him. So it's a rather obedient following behind, subdued as she is at the moment.]
Is it?
[ . . . . quietly and a little shamefully:]
I hadn't noticed... I suppose so.
[She watches him for a moment, her brows furrowing at the compliment.]
I'm not - don't admire someone like me.
[Because she's honest too, she thinks. It would be unfortunate for someone as friendly and straight-forward as Yu to admire her. He could learn something that he shouldn't.]
... I'll be fine.
[Just as firmly. Is it truly as if they have any other choice in this place?]
I'm not - don't admire someone like me.
[Because she's honest too, she thinks. It would be unfortunate for someone as friendly and straight-forward as Yu to admire her. He could learn something that he shouldn't.]
... I'll be fine.
[Just as firmly. Is it truly as if they have any other choice in this place?]
I realize that, you buffoon, but haircare come after survival!
[No, she's going to be mad about that a bit later. For right now she's completely refraining from laying a hand on her hair like no.... No, she doesn't want to do that at all.
Still, she huffs up at Jaune because really-]
Your morality means nothing if you're dead, you know...! That was obviously a monster!
[No, she's going to be mad about that a bit later. For right now she's completely refraining from laying a hand on her hair like no.... No, she doesn't want to do that at all.
Still, she huffs up at Jaune because really-]
Your morality means nothing if you're dead, you know...! That was obviously a monster!
[ Lili... if he isn't using magic he's recuperating at least a little. He sinks down a bit, spine curving against the wall. ]
I'm more concerned with how long we'll be safe here.
I'm more concerned with how long we'll be safe here.
Do not worry. Lili... Helping you is its own reward.
[He clasps her hand gently and starts to lead her back out the way he entered the building, while trying to avert his eyes from all of the mirrors.]
[He clasps her hand gently and starts to lead her back out the way he entered the building, while trying to avert his eyes from all of the mirrors.]
[ She has a very good point, but the silence is unnerving. ]
Has it been this quiet the entire time?
Has it been this quiet the entire time?
I don't mean to placate you. [ He shakes his head and raises a hand to show that he means no harm. ]
It's that, I am a stranger to you. The grief you felt towards remains that we saw were those of people who were close to you, and while the circumstances may not have been appropriate or ideal, was an honor to witness.
[ Did that make sense? The fact that she showed weakness to Genos of all people... It's brave and nothing worth being ashamed of. ]
It's that, I am a stranger to you. The grief you felt towards remains that we saw were those of people who were close to you, and while the circumstances may not have been appropriate or ideal, was an honor to witness.
[ Did that make sense? The fact that she showed weakness to Genos of all people... It's brave and nothing worth being ashamed of. ]
You're totally not giving me enough credit here! [In fact there's a burst of speed suddenly as he keeps up with her and he grabs her wrist to pull her hard straight into that space, scrunching them far enough back and out of the monsters' reach. He doesn't quite let go, but he does give her a once-over.]
...this probably could have been planned better, but we shouldn't have to wait too long. [He hopes.]
...this probably could have been planned better, but we shouldn't have to wait too long. [He hopes.]
[ He just got Mutsu'd, didn't he. Look, swords are weird because they exist to protect? Being told not to by someone is weird. Thus Lili is weird... maybe. WHAT IS HUMAN LOGIC HERE. ]
Oh... I'm sorry, then. [He bows slightly, but then pets Lili on the top of her head the moment he lifts his own back up. She's not too much taller than him, it's pretty easy. ] How about you keep the polishing cloth? If protecting you isn't allowed, then I ask that you not look so sad and troubled.
Oh... I'm sorry, then. [He bows slightly, but then pets Lili on the top of her head the moment he lifts his own back up. She's not too much taller than him, it's pretty easy. ] How about you keep the polishing cloth? If protecting you isn't allowed, then I ask that you not look so sad and troubled.
Okey-dokey.
[Honestly, if she told him what she was looking for, he could find one easily, given that his abilities allow him to "see" what others can't—though he's unaware that this capability is unique to him, so he'd perhaps find it odd that Lili couldn't easily replicate it.]
This place reminds me a lot of home, y'know? It's actually pretty nostalgic.
[The broken-down buildings, the rubble—this desolation is far more familiar to him than Cerealia's thriving appearance. It occurs to him then, though, that this might not be the happiest topic. Naga's state of living is something he's accepted as "normal" all his life, but he probably shouldn't talk about it in this mood since there's no appropriate way to spin it as happy.]
It's like something out of a tale, isn't it? Kinda like we're adventurers exploring ancient ruins, uncovering the secrets of a civilization that existed millenia ago...! Though, er... I guess in this type of story, with two protagonists, we'd probably end up as lovers or something, and I'm preeetty sure you'd be opposed to that, so never mind!
[Honestly, if she told him what she was looking for, he could find one easily, given that his abilities allow him to "see" what others can't—though he's unaware that this capability is unique to him, so he'd perhaps find it odd that Lili couldn't easily replicate it.]
This place reminds me a lot of home, y'know? It's actually pretty nostalgic.
[The broken-down buildings, the rubble—this desolation is far more familiar to him than Cerealia's thriving appearance. It occurs to him then, though, that this might not be the happiest topic. Naga's state of living is something he's accepted as "normal" all his life, but he probably shouldn't talk about it in this mood since there's no appropriate way to spin it as happy.]
It's like something out of a tale, isn't it? Kinda like we're adventurers exploring ancient ruins, uncovering the secrets of a civilization that existed millenia ago...! Though, er... I guess in this type of story, with two protagonists, we'd probably end up as lovers or something, and I'm preeetty sure you'd be opposed to that, so never mind!
[Oh.
That's not what she expected.
So he can glow in the dark and conjure fires and cook?!
One of these things is not like the other but she still sounds amazed as if preparing dinner is on the same level as everything else-]
Is there anything you can't do?
That's not what she expected.
So he can glow in the dark and conjure fires and cook?!
One of these things is not like the other but she still sounds amazed as if preparing dinner is on the same level as everything else-]
Is there anything you can't do?
Not with those things out there, anyway.
[ It's hard to say how close they're getting or if other people are nearby, honestly. ]
Have you rested enough?
[ It's hard to say how close they're getting or if other people are nearby, honestly. ]
Have you rested enough?
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