[ The blonde sucks in a little breath, surprised by the immediacy of the response. But it's a pleasant surprise, to be sure, and her smile comes nearly as quickly. Her should sink with it, as if relaxing. ]
How lucky...!
[ It's not herself she's thinking of when she's glad to hear of what went well for Chizuru. Her own future may well turn out as nicely, but it's worthwhile enough to her to hear of someone else's successes, even without the whole story. That doesn't quite compare, however, to the soft, subtle sort of awe in her expression at the last bit. ]
So there's someone very special to you. [ Naturally, once she's wrapped her head around that-- ] Does he know that he's the one you love?
[ It doesn't occur to her right away to wonder if that's prying; her curiosity's gotten the better of her, considering how rarely she's spoken to someone who actually has that sort of relationship. It's been far less common in her own life than in most people's; she doesn't even have parents, after all. ]
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How lucky...!
[ It's not herself she's thinking of when she's glad to hear of what went well for Chizuru. Her own future may well turn out as nicely, but it's worthwhile enough to her to hear of someone else's successes, even without the whole story. That doesn't quite compare, however, to the soft, subtle sort of awe in her expression at the last bit. ]
So there's someone very special to you. [ Naturally, once she's wrapped her head around that-- ] Does he know that he's the one you love?
[ It doesn't occur to her right away to wonder if that's prying; her curiosity's gotten the better of her, considering how rarely she's spoken to someone who actually has that sort of relationship. It's been far less common in her own life than in most people's; she doesn't even have parents, after all. ]