A-Aha! I guess! But really, I was just super surprised, so…
[ She’s really not good at this whole ‘acting fine’ thing… weird, she’s always been good at it before. ]
He’s…
[ She pauses. A part of her wants to just tell Ruby it’s none of her business, and for a second she even considers it…
But Ruby is her friend. She’s not so rattled that she’s about to start lashing out at her friends yet. ]
…It’s no big deal, really! Just…
[ But she also really doesn’t want to say that it’s her dad. That’ll just make Ruby even more concerned, won’t it? After all, what kind of child runs from their own dad? ]
no subject
[ She’s really not good at this whole ‘acting fine’ thing… weird, she’s always been good at it before. ]
He’s…
[ She pauses. A part of her wants to just tell Ruby it’s none of her business, and for a second she even considers it…
But Ruby is her friend. She’s not so rattled that she’s about to start lashing out at her friends
yet. ]…It’s no big deal, really! Just…
[ But she also really doesn’t want to say that it’s her dad. That’ll just make Ruby even more concerned, won’t it? After all, what kind of child runs from their own dad? ]