[ Her reply comes, quick and quiet, when Rude flusters over his words. Other than that, though, she's silent, allowing him to process in whatever way he needs; when he speaks again, asking that all-important question, she tilts her head. A hint of color works its way over her cheeks, and she shakes her head. ]
Hmm~. Not quite, no. We... we didโ [ Suddenly it's her turn to be lost for wordsโnot something that happens often for Aerith, and yet here it is. She makes a slight face, annoyed at her own embarrassment. ] We messed around a little, you know? But we never quite... got that far.
[ It's only after she says it that she realizes what that means for now. She shakes her head, offering him a new smileโperhaps a little more strained than earlier, but still genuineโas her hand drops to find his and squeezes. ]
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[ Her reply comes, quick and quiet, when Rude flusters over his words. Other than that, though, she's silent, allowing him to process in whatever way he needs; when he speaks again, asking that all-important question, she tilts her head. A hint of color works its way over her cheeks, and she shakes her head. ]
Hmm~. Not quite, no. We... we didโ [ Suddenly it's her turn to be lost for wordsโnot something that happens often for Aerith, and yet here it is. She makes a slight face, annoyed at her own embarrassment. ] We messed around a little, you know? But we never quite... got that far.
[ It's only after she says it that she realizes what that means for now. She shakes her head, offering him a new smileโperhaps a little more strained than earlier, but still genuineโas her hand drops to find his and squeezes. ]
That doesn't change my mind, you know.