[ oh. well, that makes sense too. ishmael did hide away for a while upon realizing her crush on wriothesley, but couldn't even keep up with that for long because he is still her friend at the end of the day, and the last thing she wanted is to lose another one. ]

In that case, would you ask for him to wait for you? This also requires a lot of patience, if he's not yet willing to give you an answer.

[ she looks up to gaze at ratio right in the eye. ]

It's a precarious balance. Either he wants you to wait, or to pursue him anyway. They're two sides of the same coin, so it's up to you on how you go about that.

[ that's. really all she can offer. ugh, relationships really are so hard. she empties her drink once more and lifts her finger for another one. ]

Mm, maybe I shouldn't drink too much... He might fuss over me again.