[All the more reason to lean in, really. Contact like this is... nice. It's not something she gets nearly as much of, these days. Though she knows in the back of her mind that it's something burned into her very genes, she still cherishes the warmth of another person, alive and with her.]
I don't think so, either. It... [How much can she say? They're out in the open here.] It sounds like things have gone too easily for us so far.
It was something I was told when I was fourteen. One of the leaders of the villages thought I would be good for it - she thought the same about my mother, but my mother became head librarian instead.
[She smiles wryly.]
To be honest, when I graduated, I half-expected them to come to me and give me the job. Tomiko already chose me as her successor, after all. But they never did.
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...She's actually really close, as a matter of fact.]
What a week...
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even if she’s close to him, oda doesn’t mind. he simply puts out his cigarette between his fingers for her sake. ]
It’s been a lot. [ he sighs. ] But we made it out alive. All of us.
[ and that is enough to put a very small smile on his face. ]
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...You're right. I almost can't believe it, but...
[Is it okay if she leans on him? She's going to do that now, even though she's still tense after everything that happened.]
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I can’t believe it either, really. But what happened today...
[ his voice falters, thinking of that phone call dazai had. ]
I don’t think it’ll be that easy next week.
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I don't think so, either. It... [How much can she say? They're out in the open here.] It sounds like things have gone too easily for us so far.
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[ he keeps saki close, mentally glad to see her actually relax. she had been on edge for the past few days, so this is a welcome change. ]
I remember what you said about you being a leader—I’d really like to see that.
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[She smiles wryly.]
To be honest, when I graduated, I half-expected them to come to me and give me the job. Tomiko already chose me as her successor, after all. But they never did.
As if it would be that simple, right?