[ She says it gently, more calm than anything else. Her arms tighten around Mash, and after a couple of seconds, she leans in again to press their foreheads together. ]
I'm doing okay. I promise. Things got pretty rough for a while there, but I pulled through. And you were there for me where it really mattered.
[ She'd stayed by Ritsuka even when Goetia had made his case, offering her a place by his side. Her shield had protected Ritsuka first from the blast of his anger, and when she'd been forced to stand alone. And when the ground had literally crumbled away from under her feet, and she'd known, absolutely known, that she was done for -- there'd been Mash's hand, reaching out to her.
In all the ways that mattered, Mash has always been there for her. ]
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[ She says it gently, more calm than anything else. Her arms tighten around Mash, and after a couple of seconds, she leans in again to press their foreheads together. ]
I'm doing okay. I promise. Things got pretty rough for a while there, but I pulled through. And you were there for me where it really mattered.
[ She'd stayed by Ritsuka even when Goetia had made his case, offering her a place by his side. Her shield had protected Ritsuka first from the blast of his anger, and when she'd been forced to stand alone. And when the ground had literally crumbled away from under her feet, and she'd known, absolutely known, that she was done for -- there'd been Mash's hand, reaching out to her.
In all the ways that mattered, Mash has always been there for her. ]