โ
โ โ
โ she gently gets closer to mako
โ in a comforting manner . her
โ smiling dropping as well .
โ โ thats a lot of pressure they
โ put on all of you . . . I can't
โ imagine the stress you must
โ go through . . . I'm sorry โ
โ
โ
โ โ
โ โ yeah I guess you're right ใ
โ yours is more pretty though โ
โ she notices mako smile
โ dropping & can't help but
โ feel excitement . . . but she
โ isn't strike yet nor show it .
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"it means jasmine-child. guess we're matching with the flower theme, huh?"
her smile drops at the reminder of her duty. the weight hangs heavy on her mind.
...
oh, what the heck. she may as well tell lily. how likely is it that she'll see her again, anyway?
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โ
โ โ
โ โ really .แ ึด ๐ค .แ that's you ึด ๐ค
โ you are ๐ด๐ฐ much braver than
โ me . . . . โ
โ hundreds of years huh ึด ๐ค
โ lilith wonders if she ever saw
โ any of them .
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โ
โ
โ
โ โ
โ โ mako . . . what a beautiful
โ name ใdoes it mean anything
โ ึด ๐ค โ
โ she continues to walk by mako
โ side she takes another risk
โ & decides to ask her about
โ her โ duty โ
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"seriously, don't worry. you heard me out back there, anyway. it was comforting."
typical mako, trying to make other people's worries disappear when she really should be focusing on her own.
"oh, that's a lovely name!"
offering a gentle smile. somehow, she feels... safe?
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โ
โ โ
โ โ sorry again โโ I really
โ wasn't trying to make you
โ uncomfortable . โ
โ she looks at mako & gives her
โ a smile before following her
โ steps .
โ โ I just realized I never properly
โ introduced myself .
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"no, no, it's alright. i understand what you were trying to do."
wellโ no, she doesn't. the quick suggestion to spend the night together is still ringing alarm bells in mako's head... but she'll give lilith the benefit of the doubt for now.
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"h-huh!?"
mako turns her head sharply. she struggles to find her words for a second, mouth hanging open.
"we... we don't even know each other's names! b-besides, i can't... i'm out far too late already."
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