[Saitou is a kind soul. Certainly. Lili is probably already slowly getting attached to him without even realizing it--
But he stood there and watched her cry. Tried to get her to stop crying, of course, but he saw her cry. He saw her cry and prompted her to talk to him and from there all of the feelings just came out like a torrent - despite her attempts to keep them sealed up for at least long enough until she could be by herself to have a good cry.
But no.
He saw it all.
And that manages to surprise her enough -- it hits her all at once -- that she actually loses her footing in the swamp and there's the surprised squeal--]
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But he stood there and watched her cry. Tried to get her to stop crying, of course, but he saw her cry. He saw her cry and prompted her to talk to him and from there all of the feelings just came out like a torrent - despite her attempts to keep them sealed up for at least long enough until she could be by herself to have a good cry.
But no.
He saw it all.
And that manages to surprise her enough -- it hits her all at once -- that she actually loses her footing in the swamp and there's the surprised squeal--]
Eeek!