[She's quiet for another long moment, avoiding Hinata's gaze as her arms cross more tightly over her chest. Fingernails bite into her bicep as she swallows, then nods. If that... were the only injury he'd sustained, than she'd done what she'd intended to do. She'd saved him. And if he'd started working together with them...?
Another moment, and then she actually manages one of those rare Pekoyama smiles.]
...Thank you, Hinata. For giving him a chance.
[Considering no one else tried to hurt him, and if he were working together... that's enough of a chance to satisfy her. Even without her, he'd managed. That, more than anything, is what prompts the smile.
An exhale, and then the smile disappears now that she's not thinking about it.]
Now. You said "restore hope." What does that mean?
[Apparently satisfied with the description of Kuzuryuu -- for the moment -- it's time to go back to the other important matters.]
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Another moment, and then she actually manages one of those rare Pekoyama smiles.]
...Thank you, Hinata. For giving him a chance.
[Considering no one else tried to hurt him, and if he were working together... that's enough of a chance to satisfy her. Even without her, he'd managed. That, more than anything, is what prompts the smile.
An exhale, and then the smile disappears now that she's not thinking about it.]
Now. You said "restore hope." What does that mean?
[Apparently satisfied with the description of Kuzuryuu -- for the moment -- it's time to go back to the other important matters.]