It's okay. [Junna kisses her cheek, as they lean their heads close together. Her arms stay wrapped around Lisa -- and she listens. A smile creeps across her face, though it's distant. Koi threw herself in there; Jeanette thought to look after Lisa. That's enough for Junna. Her arms squeeze a little tighter, then, and she exhales.]
Everything's fine now. We can figure it out. [A beat; a moment of hesitation, before she revises that:] We are figuring it out.
[She leans her head atop Lisa's, eyes closed, her face half-buried in Lisa's hair. She said she needed a hug. She's getting one -- and she feels lighter, but she finds herself clingier than she expected to be. But... she needs comfort, too.]
Hugs now. [It's said quietly.] And later. And as much as we need.
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Everything's fine now. We can figure it out. [A beat; a moment of hesitation, before she revises that:] We are figuring it out.
[She leans her head atop Lisa's, eyes closed, her face half-buried in Lisa's hair. She said she needed a hug. She's getting one -- and she feels lighter, but she finds herself clingier than she expected to be. But... she needs comfort, too.]
Hugs now. [It's said quietly.] And later. And as much as we need.