[He blinks for a second, the news somewhat throwing him for a loop.]
... huh? She did?
[He hadn't had much of a chance to look through the Disturbance reports yet-- if there were any this soon afterwards, anyway-- so whatever had gone down during the Night Terror battle was still a mystery to him. Maybe he should have been surprised that Nene considered doing something as underhanded as that (despite the grief she gives him on similar things) but, then again... she wasn't the type to pull her punches either, literally.
He feels that pat on his shoulder and he glances over to Junna, his expression tinted in guilt. It was hard to feel like he hadn't let her down when he couldn't even save her properly from her own Disturbance, like she had done for him a year before. What kind of Mentor was he that he couldn't even do that much for her? Of course, he keeps his mouth shut on that end-- the person who needed reassuring right now was her, not him, after all. Maybe that went against the honesty he was trying to encourage on Junna's part, but... it was okay if it helped ease the burden on her, right? (Clearly, we have learned nothing from this entire experience, Amane--)
Before he can say anything else, however, that sniffle of hers grabs his attention, sending him mentally floundering. H-Hold on-- he didn't accidentally hurt her feelings or anything like that, did he?? He thought he was being earnest enough, but maybe he hit a nerve without realizing it...
But then she thanks him, and those concerns dissolve away, his shoulders slumping in slight relief. After a moment or two of consideration, he scoots a little closer to her, reaching out to loop his arms around her shoulders for a hug. Never mind the earlier trepidation about Junna maybe not being a hugger-- if anyone needed one at the moment, it was her.]
...mm. I'm just sorry you had to feel otherwise, Junna-san.
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... huh? She did?
[He hadn't had much of a chance to look through the Disturbance reports yet-- if there were any this soon afterwards, anyway-- so whatever had gone down during the Night Terror battle was still a mystery to him. Maybe he should have been surprised that Nene considered doing something as underhanded as that (despite the grief she gives him on similar things) but, then again... she wasn't the type to pull her punches either, literally.
He feels that pat on his shoulder and he glances over to Junna, his expression tinted in guilt. It was hard to feel like he hadn't let her down when he couldn't even save her properly from her own Disturbance, like she had done for him a year before. What kind of Mentor was he that he couldn't even do that much for her? Of course, he keeps his mouth shut on that end-- the person who needed reassuring right now was her, not him, after all. Maybe that went against the honesty he was trying to encourage on Junna's part, but... it was okay if it helped ease the burden on her, right? (Clearly, we have learned nothing from this entire experience, Amane--)
Before he can say anything else, however, that sniffle of hers grabs his attention, sending him mentally floundering. H-Hold on-- he didn't accidentally hurt her feelings or anything like that, did he?? He thought he was being earnest enough, but maybe he hit a nerve without realizing it...
But then she thanks him, and those concerns dissolve away, his shoulders slumping in slight relief. After a moment or two of consideration, he scoots a little closer to her, reaching out to loop his arms around her shoulders for a hug. Never mind the earlier trepidation about Junna maybe not being a hugger-- if anyone needed one at the moment, it was her.]
...mm. I'm just sorry you had to feel otherwise, Junna-san.