[Kotone watches her stumble around her answer, head tilted as she tries weighing what Violet is saying against her own experiences. Shinjiro... is in a coma right now, as far as she knows. He's not dead, but he might never wake up. Is it better for him to know that, or is it better than he not know what happened after October? Her brows knit together and her lips thin as she nods along.]
I think so, yeah. It's hard to know what to do with stuff that's totally outside of our experiences, right?
[She kicks her feet against the hay bale again thoughtfully.]
I think... you should talk to my friend Aragaki-senpai. You talked about timelines? He's... I guess you could say he's behind in mine. We haven't talked about what's happened since the last thing he remembers. I don't know if he's waiting for me to bring it up, or if he doesn't want to know. I think you two have that in common.
[She listens, nodding slowly] Is he a persona-user too?
[She assumes so, but wanted to make sure before she went saying anything she shouldn't.] I wouldn't mind talking to him though. I think it'd be nice just to talk to others who understand where I'm coming from. I don't mind that the others don't, it's just...
[Sumi's quiet for a moment before shrugging. It's just different, she supposes, though she's not sure how to put it into words.]
Kotone-san, you're really nice. I hope I can learn a lot from you too.
[She winces. She hasn't told anyone about Shinji's power, but if they're really all going to work together, it's better for them to know, she thinks.]
He's a really good friend of mine. Please don't talk about it with anyone else?
[It's a sore subject for him for very good reason; most of the reason she hasn't told anyone is because she doesn't want it spreading around and for people to bother him about it.
She leans back on her hands and gives Violet a smile.] I don't know what you can learn from me, but if you want to go back to calling me 'senpai,' I don't mind, Violet-san!
[A giggle scrunches up her nose. It's still funny to think about being anyone's senpai.]
[Sumi can't say she doesn't understand that though, so she nods, her expression serious.] Alright, I promise. I won't even tell Akira-senpai or Akechi-senpai. [She makes a 'sealing her lips' motion and mimes throwing away the key.
However, she takes Kotone's request completely seriously, hands balling into fists in front of her]
Yes, Kotone-senpai! I'll be the best student you've ever had!
[Gosh, she's cute. Are all first-years this cute? Fuuka was this cute, except when she was cooking. But when she was working on machines she was definitely this cute!
Kotone laughs, almost about to refuse but-- no, this is funnier. She can be senpai if Violet really wants.]
Just that? Don't worry, with me as your coach, soon you'll be able to do-- [Sumi laughs and hops down off the hay, and kicking her leg up well above her head, grabbing the arch of her foot.
She then bends entirely backwards to plant her free hand behind her, lifting herself up and over to land back on her feet and throw her hands up in a 'ta-dah!' pose]
That! Soon that'll be easy-peasy for you! [She might be teasing Kotone though as she laughs, walking back over] You'll be able to bend like a pretzel by the time I'm done with you!
[There's a Gleam in her eye... Danger approaches...]
[Kotone's jaw drops. She just- put her leg up? All the way up there?? The human body can do that?!]
You must've put in a lot of work to be able to do that! [she says when she can manage to find the words, eyes wide with astonishment. Wow! Just. Wow!!] I didn't do anything like that in tennis! I was mostly just there to hang out with my friend, anyway.
[But! She hops gamely off the bale, clenching both fists in front of her. Maybe danger, but she wants to get to know Violet, and engaging in her interests seems to be the best way to do it.]
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I think so, yeah. It's hard to know what to do with stuff that's totally outside of our experiences, right?
[She kicks her feet against the hay bale again thoughtfully.]
I think... you should talk to my friend Aragaki-senpai. You talked about timelines? He's... I guess you could say he's behind in mine. We haven't talked about what's happened since the last thing he remembers. I don't know if he's waiting for me to bring it up, or if he doesn't want to know. I think you two have that in common.
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[She assumes so, but wanted to make sure before she went saying anything she shouldn't.] I wouldn't mind talking to him though. I think it'd be nice just to talk to others who understand where I'm coming from. I don't mind that the others don't, it's just...
[Sumi's quiet for a moment before shrugging. It's just different, she supposes, though she's not sure how to put it into words.]
Kotone-san, you're really nice. I hope I can learn a lot from you too.
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He's a really good friend of mine. Please don't talk about it with anyone else?
[It's a sore subject for him for very good reason; most of the reason she hasn't told anyone is because she doesn't want it spreading around and for people to bother him about it.
She leans back on her hands and gives Violet a smile.] I don't know what you can learn from me, but if you want to go back to calling me 'senpai,' I don't mind, Violet-san!
[A giggle scrunches up her nose. It's still funny to think about being anyone's senpai.]
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However, she takes Kotone's request completely seriously, hands balling into fists in front of her]
Yes, Kotone-senpai! I'll be the best student you've ever had!
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Kotone laughs, almost about to refuse but-- no, this is funnier. She can be senpai if Violet really wants.]
Alright! Well, what do you want to learn first?
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Oh! Um... Hm. Well, I haven't played many sports before, besides gymnastics. Maybe you could teach me something you know?
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[Oh, she wasn't expecting that... is Violet the Chariot? Kotone blinks, then shrugs and nods.]
Yeah, sure! I was in the Tennis Club in school. In exchange, can you show me some gymnastics? I want to be able to bend like-
[She sticks her legs straight out in front of her and bends down as if trying to touch her toes. She makes it partway there, at least!]
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She then bends entirely backwards to plant her free hand behind her, lifting herself up and over to land back on her feet and throw her hands up in a 'ta-dah!' pose]
That! Soon that'll be easy-peasy for you! [She might be teasing Kotone though as she laughs, walking back over] You'll be able to bend like a pretzel by the time I'm done with you!
[There's a Gleam in her eye... Danger approaches...]
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You must've put in a lot of work to be able to do that! [she says when she can manage to find the words, eyes wide with astonishment. Wow! Just. Wow!!] I didn't do anything like that in tennis! I was mostly just there to hang out with my friend, anyway.
[But! She hops gamely off the bale, clenching both fists in front of her. Maybe danger, but she wants to get to know Violet, and engaging in her interests seems to be the best way to do it.]
Alright! How should we start?