[ She forgot? Nami forgot? Mitsuru knows her well enough by now to understand what an anomaly that is.
And truthfully? Mitsuru had forgotten as well. Several times over. Perhaps lately she had even been purposefully shoving it to the back of her mind. Daring to believe those times they had spent together recently, especially now that Nami too had reached the rank of queen, had nothing whatsoever to do with strategy or gaining position within the casino.
How does she put that into words? It's one of the few times the extremely eloquent redhead almost seems lost for them. That is until Nami mentions the idea of them being done. She didn't expect that word to have such a strong impression on her, to leave her with a feeling in her core like a heavy stone sinking to the bottom of the ocean- She blurts out her response with barely a though for once, ]
Yes.
[ Her face is a deep scarlet by the time she manages to speak again. ]
I am done with helping you, Nami. Because I believe this may have gone beyond just helping one another. [ She forces herself not to avert her eyes as she continues with a breath. ] Now I just want to spend time with you without the trappings of an arrangement.
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And truthfully? Mitsuru had forgotten as well. Several times over. Perhaps lately she had even been purposefully shoving it to the back of her mind. Daring to believe those times they had spent together recently, especially now that Nami too had reached the rank of queen, had nothing whatsoever to do with strategy or gaining position within the casino.
How does she put that into words? It's one of the few times the extremely eloquent redhead almost seems lost for them. That is until Nami mentions the idea of them being done. She didn't expect that word to have such a strong impression on her, to leave her with a feeling in her core like a heavy stone sinking to the bottom of the ocean- She blurts out her response with barely a though for once, ]
Yes.
[ Her face is a deep scarlet by the time she manages to speak again. ]
I am done with helping you, Nami. Because I believe this may have gone beyond just helping one another. [ She forces herself not to avert her eyes as she continues with a breath. ] Now I just want to spend time with you without the trappings of an arrangement.