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[fujibayashi]

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[skirtcladgunner]

You really think that?

[She sounds happy, perhaps a little too relieved for it to be about Zelos.]

Because ever since I came here, I've been doing that. I mean, not to a huge extent or anything like that! But just pretending enough to distance myself from who I was back home. You know what I mean?

[It's a step. She doesn't trust Sheena enough to tell the other girl why she's been pretending, but enough to tell her that she's been hiding at all.

She's not even entirely sure why she trusts Sheena as much as she does, even. Perhaps it goes beyond being given no real reason to be suspicious of Sheena beyond the norm. Sheena... always seems concerned about her when they talk. It's comforting, familiar in a way Tori certainly doesn't mind.

It's a good, yet terrifying feeling.]

...sorry, I got off topic. But since I had already contacted you about Kaneis, I thought I'd get that off my chest too.

[fujibayashi]

I think I understand. I mean... there's a lot of stuff at home I'm not proud of. But it doesn't matter here, I think.

[Oh, so it's not about Zelos-- that's easier to deal with. Okay. Calm the assumptions. Tori really doesn't know anything, huh.]

It's okay. We're friends, right? You can talk to me about anything.

At least... I think that's what friends are for. I'm... kinda not used to having them, but you knew that.

[skirtcladgunner]

Yeah! I'm pretty sure it's what friends are for too. [At least, in her experience.] And you're a damn good friend, too. Thank you, Sheena.

[She laughs, relieved.]

And maybe you're right. Maybe none of it does matter here. And maybe I can learn to believe that, if I try hard enough.