[ By Xie Lian, of course, but he's certain she knows that. Considering the squeeze he gives her before she leans back, gege wasn't the only one. ]
You don't owe me an apology, Ochako, especially if it's about your decision. [ He looks a little... ruefully amused, perhaps. ] You were brave, and it was the choice you made to help everyone.
...Did he tell you? [ she looks a little rueful, but. ] I didn't want to leave him. I - I knew it would make it a little harder for both of you, but... I am glad that he didn't have to take my place.
[ . . . ]
But it's not just that. I mean the - the RSVP. [ here she just looks a little embarrassed? ] I figured he'd be the best one to write down, but it must have been frustrating, huh?
He did. And I already knew. [ It's fucking end game he'll just doxx. ] Your death was a collaborative effort on the parts of all the remaining members of Swan's team. So I'm glad that you got to enjoy the night, before curfew and after, even if you were scared. It's what you deserved.
[ He does pause, at her admission, though, snorting abruptly and then reaching his hand up to pinch her cheek. ]
That was frustrating, yes. And a difficult day overall for gege. But everything worked out, in the end.
Between everything, it did work, in the end. [ ... ignoring. One particular part of it. It's fine. Hua Cheng is not going to focus much on that right now. Happier things! ]
It was obvious. But people blamed me for Hikaru's death, when that wasn't the case, because of how close we were. I'm only glad that gege was able to say with conviction - and a cookie - that he had no part in it.
[ cheek pat, instead, briefly cupping her face before letting go ]
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[ By Xie Lian, of course, but he's certain she knows that. Considering the squeeze he gives her before she leans back, gege wasn't the only one. ]
You don't owe me an apology, Ochako, especially if it's about your decision. [ He looks a little... ruefully amused, perhaps. ] You were brave, and it was the choice you made to help everyone.
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[ . . . ]
But it's not just that. I mean the - the RSVP. [ here she just looks a little embarrassed? ] I figured he'd be the best one to write down, but it must have been frustrating, huh?
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[ He does pause, at her admission, though, snorting abruptly and then reaching his hand up to pinch her cheek. ]
That was frustrating, yes. And a difficult day overall for gege. But everything worked out, in the end.
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[ pinching her cheek yields him a surprised yelp. rude? rude! what's with people and doing this to her lately! ]
I just wanted to help their plan work! And you guys would all have known it wasn't Xie Lian, anyway! It was obvious!
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Between everything, it did work, in the end. [ ... ignoring. One particular part of it. It's fine. Hua Cheng is not going to focus much on that right now. Happier things! ]
It was obvious. But people blamed me for Hikaru's death, when that wasn't the case, because of how close we were. I'm only glad that gege was able to say with conviction - and a cookie - that he had no part in it.
[ cheek pat, instead, briefly cupping her face before letting go ]
You did good, Ochako.
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and she smiles. ]
Anything to help us all make it home.
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It was heroic of you. [ sincerely ]
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I didn't even remember that I was supposed to be a hero when I did it. I was just kind of scared, you know? It didn't feel heroic at all.