[Arming her. Right, because she doesn't have a projectile. She didn't come to the city with much of anything except herself. She takes a moment to eye her arm, thinking it's strange that she's seen it bare for so long. She really does feel powerless. Rinoa isn't as much a combatant as the rest of them, but as long as they're together, she knows she has the courage to try.
She nods slowly and when her gaze finds his again, she's trying to bury her face into her cup. It doesn't fit, of course.
He gives voice to his own thoughts and just like that, she's colouring. It's normally so easy to be transparent with her heart right out in the open. Yet there remains an undeniable tension that she doesn't know how to work past. Seems like right now neither of them are particularly good with their words.]
O-oh, nono. It's okay. I was just admiring you. That's all.
[It's not really a lie either. But maybe it'll catch him off guard. She likes catching people off guard.]
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She nods slowly and when her gaze finds his again, she's trying to bury her face into her cup. It doesn't fit, of course.
He gives voice to his own thoughts and just like that, she's colouring. It's normally so easy to be transparent with her heart right out in the open. Yet there remains an undeniable tension that she doesn't know how to work past. Seems like right now neither of them are particularly good with their words.]
O-oh, nono. It's okay. I was just admiring you. That's all.
[It's not really a lie either. But maybe it'll catch him off guard. She likes catching people off guard.]