[ Briefly, a pang of pain surges through her. Humans will always see him as different. Even the human Outsiders here will do so if they don't already. To her, it's a sad fact. An inevitability. But after that momentary pain, her resolve is stronger. She won't abandon him. Humanity has never considered her among its number, so leaving it behind to see to his well-being suits her far better, should it come to that.
Still, she hopes it won't.
Lucy pushes aside those worries in favor of petting his tail. It's an automatic motion, complete with a smile and her eyes slowly closing. She laughs slightly, quietly. ]
I had a feeling you were the one behind those flowers.
[ Bless poor Ereshkigal...she really tried to keep that secret. Lucy can't fault her for lying. She was upholding a promise. That's more than forgivable.
Though now, she wonders what to do. What to say? How can she assure him she doesn't think badly of him? How can she make sure he doesn't pull away? Not now...not when they're so close. Perhaps she should just confront that which they're trying to dance around. Get it out in the open. ]
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Still, she hopes it won't.
Lucy pushes aside those worries in favor of petting his tail. It's an automatic motion, complete with a smile and her eyes slowly closing. She laughs slightly, quietly. ]
I had a feeling you were the one behind those flowers.
[ Bless poor Ereshkigal...she really tried to keep that secret. Lucy can't fault her for lying. She was upholding a promise. That's more than forgivable.
Though now, she wonders what to do. What to say? How can she assure him she doesn't think badly of him? How can she make sure he doesn't pull away? Not now...not when they're so close. Perhaps she should just confront that which they're trying to dance around. Get it out in the open. ]
Hey, Goji...let's give it a shot.