[Lisa's glad Junna understands, at least, and having her agree to help is a good thing, although it's putting stuff back on her plate... but then it's also going to help with her independence and allowing her to be with Lisa without regrets, which will take stress off her. So at the end of the day it's... kind of a wash, huh.]
"Once I graduate," she says, when it's already March. You'll be joining me on the far side soon. [She chuckles, glancing at her closet.] I liked Promised Morning's uniform, but I'm glad I don't have to deal with it anymore. I know we probably won't be going to the same school, and even if we did we wouldn't have the same classes, but... time marches on, yeah? [Lisa sighs.] I'm glad to have your help, though. The two of us might have better luck than just me.
[She lets the silence linger for a second. Junna... does seem a little happier. Well, a lot happier than she was yesterday, when the girl showed up on her doorstep looking like a tightly-wound ball of depression. Not that she herself felt much better... and now she's feeling refreshed, too. She knows there's still work ahead of them - still plenty of roadblocks yet to clear - but it's... less of a grim thought than it was. They'll get through it, hand in hand.
Then Junna starts to talk again, and her heart warms. Maybe they were thinking the same thing.]
Anytime, Junna. We're in this together, yeah? And besides, you did at least half the work. You were really brave, to come here when you didn't know what I'd do. How I'd feel. I can say what I'll do and how I feel, but... until you can see it for yourself, you can't believe it, right? So I'll show you, as many times as it takes. Until you believe it with all your heart.
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"Once I graduate," she says, when it's already March. You'll be joining me on the far side soon. [She chuckles, glancing at her closet.] I liked Promised Morning's uniform, but I'm glad I don't have to deal with it anymore. I know we probably won't be going to the same school, and even if we did we wouldn't have the same classes, but... time marches on, yeah? [Lisa sighs.] I'm glad to have your help, though. The two of us might have better luck than just me.
[She lets the silence linger for a second. Junna... does seem a little happier. Well, a lot happier than she was yesterday, when the girl showed up on her doorstep looking like a tightly-wound ball of depression. Not that she herself felt much better... and now she's feeling refreshed, too. She knows there's still work ahead of them - still plenty of roadblocks yet to clear - but it's... less of a grim thought than it was. They'll get through it, hand in hand.
Then Junna starts to talk again, and her heart warms. Maybe they were thinking the same thing.]
Anytime, Junna. We're in this together, yeah? And besides, you did at least half the work. You were really brave, to come here when you didn't know what I'd do. How I'd feel. I can say what I'll do and how I feel, but... until you can see it for yourself, you can't believe it, right? So I'll show you, as many times as it takes. Until you believe it with all your heart.
I love you, too.