on being reserved at Forest Covered

[singingly]

[ Inori looks... in one word... uncomfortable. ]

...you want to send me away. [ There's something mildly accusatory there, behind the soft, sad way she says it. ] Away from my friends... my family... [ She lowers her head. ] Away from Shu. And Gai. Somewhere where they'll strip away my name...

How am I supposed to take that?

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[decoyer]

[ He agrees with that, and there's some relief when he feels as if he's done a good job helping ]

I will too! And, if you want, we can work together. Two heads are better than one! [ He pauses, as if making sure he's said the phrase properly, and then grins ] We can be friends!

[singingly]

Friends...?

[It's strange. She didn't think friendship was something she'd find so suddenly. But... how to put it... she doesn't think it's a bad thing.]

...okay. [She nods.]