[ If he's aware of it already, maybe there's only more evidence that she has some personal feelings about falling out of people's recollection in how she stills at his claim. Couldn't be nothing...
There's so much she hasn't told him, she realizes abruptly, eyes just a little a wider a beat before they fall. A subtle wryness touches her features, one that covers over quiet regret; despite herself, the corners of her mouth flicker up about the time her gaze finally lifts as well, somewhere between grateful and apologetic.
'You might be surprised, Link,' her face says. But her lips say, ]
Well... I do hope I've been able to do at least a little good here, after all this time.
[ That and being memorable, though, are not one and the same. She's not at all reluctant to leave that topic behind, however, and takes the opportunity to lift herself a bit higher against the rock. Her arms fold together to keep her steady, but the position isn't wholly comfortable. Still, she seems reluctant to pull herself onto the platform entirely... hm.
Though she nods at his assessment with a jovial hum, it doesn't take long for Naminé to sober as she watches his face change. 'A lot has happened,' he says, as her focus flickers over his features. It wasn't wholly a pleasant experience, she gathers, and so she doesn't ask for the details; they'll find their way to those later if need be, and to chase after them now feels tactless. Instead, she'll offer a gentle murmur of, ]
Impressive...!
[ as he lifts the cookies. His question, of course, is a valid one, and her tiny hesitation before answering suggests as much. Even so, she's not reluctant to admit, ]
... Mm. It was. [ But the sheepishness comes along in the wake of her, ] I made them for you, so... I thought that I should make sure you got them, whether you remembered me or not.
[ -- Ah? There must be a story behind that, surely; the cookies don't look like they've been sitting around for the weeks he was gone, at least. Her shoulders rise a smidge and her head sinks a little lower, like she might set it on her arms, though it doesn't go quite so far. Genuinely apologetic, ]
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There's so much she hasn't told him, she realizes abruptly, eyes just a little a wider a beat before they fall. A subtle wryness touches her features, one that covers over quiet regret; despite herself, the corners of her mouth flicker up about the time her gaze finally lifts as well, somewhere between grateful and apologetic.
'You might be surprised, Link,' her face says. But her lips say, ]
Well... I do hope I've been able to do at least a little good here, after all this time.
[ That and being memorable, though, are not one and the same. She's not at all reluctant to leave that topic behind, however, and takes the opportunity to lift herself a bit higher against the rock. Her arms fold together to keep her steady, but the position isn't wholly comfortable. Still, she seems reluctant to pull herself onto the platform entirely... hm.
Though she nods at his assessment with a jovial hum, it doesn't take long for Naminé to sober as she watches his face change. 'A lot has happened,' he says, as her focus flickers over his features. It wasn't wholly a pleasant experience, she gathers, and so she doesn't ask for the details; they'll find their way to those later if need be, and to chase after them now feels tactless. Instead, she'll offer a gentle murmur of, ]
Impressive...!
[ as he lifts the cookies. His question, of course, is a valid one, and her tiny hesitation before answering suggests as much. Even so, she's not reluctant to admit, ]
... Mm. It was. [ But the sheepishness comes along in the wake of her, ] I made them for you, so... I thought that I should make sure you got them, whether you remembered me or not.
[ -- Ah? There must be a story behind that, surely; the cookies don't look like they've been sitting around for the weeks he was gone, at least. Her shoulders rise a smidge and her head sinks a little lower, like she might set it on her arms, though it doesn't go quite so far. Genuinely apologetic, ]
I didn't mean to frighten you...!