@PathToEmpress Rura suspected Air Groove already knew the answer, she had planned a response to this exact confrontationโฆ Unfortunately all those plans went out the window as she immediately panicked.
โYe- NO! I wasnโt-!โ
So much for her master strategiesโฆ
@PathToEmpress The reaction was immediate! Rura shot awake with a yelp, her tail shooting up as if she were electrocuted!
โA-A-AIR GROOVE-SAN-?!โ
She had her hands up as if ready to do something form of made up kung fu, as if that could protect her from the Vice Presidentโฆ
@PathToEmpress โButโฆ If Iโm just gonna go out real quick to buy something thereโs no need to put all this work into how I look! โฆ Right?โ
Rulershipโs own gaze went straight to the floor. She found making eye contact with Air Groove to be impossible.
โNothing's wrong! I'm just doing poems and stuff... That's all!โ
She got immediately defensive. Even putting her hands up in defense as if actually preparing to fend off attackers.
"You suuuuure?
Absolutely, positively, infinitely SUUUUUUURE?"
..Well, not like it is her business if it is just a poem, but still, there could be underlying issues, and this may be her chance to shine as a responsible trainer slash teacher for once!
"..You can tell me!"
โI'm fine! It's just a poem! Just a bunch of words, doesn't mean anything!โ
She kept switching between scratching her arm and tugging at her hair, a nervous tick of hers.
"Poetry?"
..Blink, blink.
"Oh, I see, that totally makes sense!
..But, are you sure you are alright? That poem seemed oddly personal and sad, I got worried just listening it from afar "
Not this one, if anything, they are too concerned to walk away now.
"...Fine."
Erina doesn't think she likes this Uma very much after all, so she'll go ahead and take her leave.
"I'll make sure not to answer your questions next time, since you don't seem to want any."