[Phoenix... fresh tears well up at how kind the bird is being to her, and she huffs another laugh along with it as she takes a tissue from the box in Scott's hand. To think she'd been so wary of Phoenix when she'd first appeared, but now the bird really feels like she's part of the team. Kotone blows her nose, ducking her head a little so Scott doesn't have to see and feeling a little silly even so. Nobody likes it when girls cry, but Scott's weird anyway, so it's probably fine.]
She stayed with me almost the whole time you were gone, [she admits, giving Phoenix a grateful, if watery, smile once she looks up again.] It's how I knew you weren't in Aldrip anymore.
[And that there'd be no point ripping the city apart looking for him. She still feels guilty deep down for not being able to rescue Ryoji in time when Bondrewd had captured him; if something happened to Scott after all that, she'd burn the city to the ground to try and find him.]
...I'm really glad you're back, [she adds more quietly, sniffling back the rest of her tears and pulling out another tissue to wipe her eyes. Her chest aches with all the emotions she'd been holding in, but it's okay because he's here now. She doesn't have to hold it in anymore.]
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She stayed with me almost the whole time you were gone, [she admits, giving Phoenix a grateful, if watery, smile once she looks up again.] It's how I knew you weren't in Aldrip anymore.
[And that there'd be no point ripping the city apart looking for him. She still feels guilty deep down for not being able to rescue Ryoji in time when Bondrewd had captured him; if something happened to Scott after all that, she'd burn the city to the ground to try and find him.]
...I'm really glad you're back, [she adds more quietly, sniffling back the rest of her tears and pulling out another tissue to wipe her eyes. Her chest aches with all the emotions she'd been holding in, but it's okay because he's here now. She doesn't have to hold it in anymore.]