[He can't help but give her a rueful smile as he pulls his hand back a little, eyes sympathetic. It would be easy to tell her to just forget about Crimson, to leave her to whatever twisted path she had set herself upon, but...]
... it's not. But you're a kind person, Junna-san. And who knows? Maybe a kind-hearted person like you might be what Crimson needs to come back to her senses.
[A beat, and then he shrugs a shoulder, before adding:]
... or not. I can't really say. But it's not a bad thing to want to help somebody you looked up to, within reason.
[He returns to his bowl, scooping up a bite of curry rice to munch upon thoughtfully.]
This might all be a moot point, anyway. I don't think anyone's run into her since that emergency in Slumbering City last year, as far as I know. Even the place she was usually in looked trashed, according to reports.
[Of course, there was Hibiki's Disturbance, but... she hadn't mentioned anything about encountering Crimson, so whether she actually triggered it or not was still up in the air...]
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... it's not. But you're a kind person, Junna-san. And who knows? Maybe a kind-hearted person like you might be what Crimson needs to come back to her senses.
[A beat, and then he shrugs a shoulder, before adding:]
... or not. I can't really say. But it's not a bad thing to want to help somebody you looked up to, within reason.
[He returns to his bowl, scooping up a bite of curry rice to munch upon thoughtfully.]
This might all be a moot point, anyway. I don't think anyone's run into her since that emergency in Slumbering City last year, as far as I know. Even the place she was usually in looked trashed, according to reports.
[Of course, there was Hibiki's Disturbance, but... she hadn't mentioned anything about encountering Crimson, so whether she actually triggered it or not was still up in the air...]