[ Ah. She stops to think a moment and reflect on her feelings, such as they are. Is she jealous? ... No. She remembers what that felt like in that nasty, awful feelings-altering game. She's genuinely happy for them. And she doesn't feel diminished, either, in the sense that she does feel valued. ]
No. I wouldn't say it's like that. It's like...
[ She thinks some more, and there's a long pause, long enough that he wouldn't be faulted if he thought she had simply stopped speaking and opting not to anymore. She knows the feeling, but she's loathe to say it, because there are few things that make her feel small, but this does. ]
I'm just more aware of the distance, that's all.
[ TL;DR, she's lonely and seeing people she's happy for be cuddly and happy with each other is a reminder that her brother is gone, Paimon is gone, she's not sure if her transient nature isn't going to put a damper on her relationship with Venti, and for the first time in over five hundred years... she wants to break her promise with her brother not to get too involved with people. ]
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No. I wouldn't say it's like that. It's like...
[ She thinks some more, and there's a long pause, long enough that he wouldn't be faulted if he thought she had simply stopped speaking and opting not to anymore. She knows the feeling, but she's loathe to say it, because there are few things that make her feel small, but this does. ]
I'm just more aware of the distance, that's all.
[ TL;DR, she's lonely and seeing people she's happy for be cuddly and happy with each other is a reminder that her brother is gone, Paimon is gone, she's not sure if her transient nature isn't going to put a damper on her relationship with Venti, and for the first time in over five hundred years... she wants to break her promise with her brother not to get too involved with people. ]