[ A cursory search of the room at his admission provides her with the blanket's location; she'd been too surprised at his quick arrival and hadn't noticed it between that and the haze of her interrupted sleep. It becomes obvious now, however, in light of her keen memory for how the space ought to look. ]
I've been starting to think so too, lately.
[ After the blizzard incident, certainly. Smiling kindly at Ferran as she is, Naminé doesn't miss when his expression slips. She lets her own mouth fade down toward thoughtful neutrality as she takes note. After a brief pause with one hand still lingering on the kitchen island, she finally elects to follow a few more steps of the path he took. Not enough to intrude on his personal space, but-- to be present on the edge of it, at least. ]
Maybe we've both still got some things to learn, [ she adds, quietly and a few beats late. Although she doesn't know the contents or the specifics of his state of mind, it's hard for her own thoughts not to drift toward what he's lost. (What she never had, by contrast, but knows the absence of just the same.) ]
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I've been starting to think so too, lately.
[ After the blizzard incident, certainly. Smiling kindly at Ferran as she is, Naminé doesn't miss when his expression slips. She lets her own mouth fade down toward thoughtful neutrality as she takes note. After a brief pause with one hand still lingering on the kitchen island, she finally elects to follow a few more steps of the path he took. Not enough to intrude on his personal space, but-- to be present on the edge of it, at least. ]
Maybe we've both still got some things to learn, [ she adds, quietly and a few beats late. Although she doesn't know the contents or the specifics of his state of mind, it's hard for her own thoughts not to drift toward what he's lost. (What she never had, by contrast, but knows the absence of just the same.) ]