Yeah! That's exactly it! It feels like an anime here! And sometimes at home too, at least the whole XROSSâBEAT thing did.
[Nod nod! ...But Korone's story makes Rinku shiver, and she pulls her legs up to her chest and hugs them. She listens, nods a little, lets her tell the whole story.]
Everyone told me that too, that they'd probably always worry and my trying to make them not do that was kinda making stuff worse. Which it sort of was. A bunch of stuff happened, and now I'm trying not to worry too much about it, but sometimes it does feel weird. But yeah... talking did help. Like, Neechan started out saying she just wanted me to know how to defend myself in an emergency, but now she tells me she's proud of me when I do a hard quest or don't cry until something's all done.
[She puts the hand not holding a bottle up to her face to trace the scars that run across it in all directions, jagged like a broken plate.]
Sometimes it's been hard, though. Like... you were in Eve-san's heart, right? I was too, with MK-san. And he tried to take on all the painful parts so it wouldn't hurt me. He kept saying it was what he was made for.
["It's okay. I can do this. I'm fine."
"...You, Eve-chan, and everyone else are always working so hard to deal with this stuff. That means I gotta do my best too. I can't sit there while everyone's getting hurt."
She reaches out toward the mirror shard, eyes still on him.
"We were talking about ambition. That's mine. I can't let you guys get hurt in my place every single time. Because what I want most of all... is to make everyone happy!"
But she can't grab the piece. MK races to take it first, the pain flashing on his face.]
Things are better now, but I don't want that to happen again. It feels like the same kinda thing you're talking about.
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[Nod nod! ...But Korone's story makes Rinku shiver, and she pulls her legs up to her chest and hugs them. She listens, nods a little, lets her tell the whole story.]
Everyone told me that too, that they'd probably always worry and my trying to make them not do that was kinda making stuff worse. Which it sort of was. A bunch of stuff happened, and now I'm trying not to worry too much about it, but sometimes it does feel weird. But yeah... talking did help. Like, Neechan started out saying she just wanted me to know how to defend myself in an emergency, but now she tells me she's proud of me when I do a hard quest or don't cry until something's all done.
[She puts the hand not holding a bottle up to her face to trace the scars that run across it in all directions, jagged like a broken plate.]
Sometimes it's been hard, though. Like... you were in Eve-san's heart, right? I was too, with MK-san. And he tried to take on all the painful parts so it wouldn't hurt me. He kept saying it was what he was made for.
["It's okay. I can do this. I'm fine."
"...You, Eve-chan, and everyone else are always working so hard to deal with this stuff. That means I gotta do my best too. I can't sit there while everyone's getting hurt."
She reaches out toward the mirror shard, eyes still on him.
"We were talking about ambition. That's mine. I can't let you guys get hurt in my place every single time. Because what I want most of all... is to make everyone happy!"
But she can't grab the piece. MK races to take it first, the pain flashing on his face.]
Things are better now, but I don't want that to happen again. It feels like the same kinda thing you're talking about.