[She doesn't think Dazai would hurt her, after all. If she were in a situation where she'd need to summon her Persona, she trusts that he'd let her do it. She keeps gently tugging at the curlier parts of his hair, untangling it where she can.]
And I don't know if it was that, but... after my parents died, people didn't really... care for me, that much? [Her voice is neutral, a little pensive, but not regretful; she's just stating a fact.] And by the time I met most of my friends in my second year, they're all pretty proper, so... it just wasn't something we did a lot of. Touch, I mean.
You don't think it's scary because it doesn't work on you. Imagine you could teleport? You'd be trapped if I was around!
(and that's why some people avoid touching him so often! it strips them of their lifeline, their own selves in some ways. he understands it, but he absolutely adores being touched, so-- the dilemma.)
Ah, we get the life of orphans really well around here. Well, you can get all the hugs on Earth from me! I care about you.
[Eh. She simply isn't going to think about that; she likes Dazai, and having to think she should be afraid around him would be too heartbreaking, so she simply won't.
His comment catches her breath for a moment, and it takes her a few beats to resume petting his head, time which he can probably assume is her trying to process that blunt of an admission. It's just not something people say to her.]
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[She doesn't think Dazai would hurt her, after all. If she were in a situation where she'd need to summon her Persona, she trusts that he'd let her do it. She keeps gently tugging at the curlier parts of his hair, untangling it where she can.]
And I don't know if it was that, but... after my parents died, people didn't really... care for me, that much? [Her voice is neutral, a little pensive, but not regretful; she's just stating a fact.] And by the time I met most of my friends in my second year, they're all pretty proper, so... it just wasn't something we did a lot of. Touch, I mean.
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(and that's why some people avoid touching him so often! it strips them of their lifeline, their own selves in some ways. he understands it, but he absolutely adores being touched, so-- the dilemma.)
Ah, we get the life of orphans really well around here. Well, you can get all the hugs on Earth from me! I care about you.
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[Eh. She simply isn't going to think about that; she likes Dazai, and having to think she should be afraid around him would be too heartbreaking, so she simply won't.
His comment catches her breath for a moment, and it takes her a few beats to resume petting his head, time which he can probably assume is her trying to process that blunt of an admission. It's just not something people say to her.]
Mm. Thanks! I care about you, too. [Pat pat pat.]