It's not like that. I just thought it'd be better to move away a little from the crowd.
[ Her voice is a little crackly from the smoke, but she does glance at him when she says it. There's a slightly isolated spot--still in full view of the people milling in and out of the area where the ritual is still ongoing, but not so close that people could overhear them. Maybe that'll change if they start yelling, but they at least don't have to start on that level.
Once she stops, she turns to face him, her arms loosely crossed over her chest. It's not quite a defensive gesture, but it's not not one, entirely. There is something a little wary in her, too, even if she's not at his levels of paranoia. ]
...I'm glad you're alive.
[ Might as well get that out of the way. It feels better to say that first, rather than throw that in as some sort of weird coda to whatever else might come up.
And it's the truth. Ritsuka isn't above playing dumb or white lies to sidestepping a dangerous situation, but for deeper and more sincere feelings, she'd rather not. He should know that, whatever else they say to each other right now. ]
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[ Her voice is a little crackly from the smoke, but she does glance at him when she says it. There's a slightly isolated spot--still in full view of the people milling in and out of the area where the ritual is still ongoing, but not so close that people could overhear them. Maybe that'll change if they start yelling, but they at least don't have to start on that level.
Once she stops, she turns to face him, her arms loosely crossed over her chest. It's not quite a defensive gesture, but it's not not one, entirely. There is something a little wary in her, too, even if she's not at his levels of paranoia. ]
...I'm glad you're alive.
[ Might as well get that out of the way. It feels better to say that first, rather than throw that in as some sort of weird coda to whatever else might come up.
And it's the truth. Ritsuka isn't above playing dumb or white lies to sidestepping a dangerous situation, but for deeper and more sincere feelings, she'd rather not. He should know that, whatever else they say to each other right now. ]