[Junna laughs again. A little more than she did last time, even.] I'm never going to say no to cookies of any kind.
[She blinks, though, when he pats her head. And it does make her feel a little bit better. There's a moment of hesitation, though, as she looks down for a second. Her eyes focus more on the ground than him while she thinks -- and it's nice reassurance.
Even if she worries a little. Zeke, Keiwa, Ilya, Olruggio. Lisa. Her parents.
But... she didn't let him down, and that's something.]
...I'm glad. I--I thought... you'd all be furious with me, for not... I don't even know, exactly.
[She falls quiet for a second, though. Then, she nods, and she looks at him. There's a small smile, for just a second. She knows -- remembers, honestly -- that he's been there. He gets it too. She hesitates for a second.]
That's... that's a lot of it. I didn't want to burden anyone else. And then it was... like I felt like I needed to be stronger, or like it would be something that you'd blame yourselves. And I didn't talk to all of you until I felt like I was drowning. And...
[Wait. She trails off. Then she sputters, and pushes her glasses up her nose.]
D-Don't you dare. [But that gets a laugh out of her.]
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[She blinks, though, when he pats her head. And it does make her feel a little bit better. There's a moment of hesitation, though, as she looks down for a second. Her eyes focus more on the ground than him while she thinks -- and it's nice reassurance.
Even if she worries a little. Zeke, Keiwa, Ilya, Olruggio. Lisa. Her parents.
But... she didn't let him down, and that's something.]
...I'm glad. I--I thought... you'd all be furious with me, for not... I don't even know, exactly.
[She falls quiet for a second, though. Then, she nods, and she looks at him. There's a small smile, for just a second. She knows -- remembers, honestly -- that he's been there. He gets it too. She hesitates for a second.]
That's... that's a lot of it. I didn't want to burden anyone else. And then it was... like I felt like I needed to be stronger, or like it would be something that you'd blame yourselves. And I didn't talk to all of you until I felt like I was drowning. And...
[Wait. She trails off. Then she sputters, and pushes her glasses up her nose.]
D-Don't you dare. [But that gets a laugh out of her.]