But she thinks she's seen him before, not enough to claim familiarity (because there was no one here from home yet, no Kido to sigh at her, no Kano to tease her or Seto to gently encourage her, no quarreling siblings)-- but she remembers that hat.
From much earlier, actually, and she has to wonder: has this person been wandering around this whole time? If she'd done that, she would have probably doubled over from exhaustion, but she's since taken several breaks on her little walk.
Honestly, it's his hat that holds her attention (is it like her hood, is he trying to hide himself), and she pays it - and him - more mind than she should, because when she notices someone who looks as though they might walk right into him in their hurried way to elsewhere, the words, panicked, escape her. ]
Look ou--!
[ And in true Mary fashion, which is to say that no one really knows how it happens, she gets jostled from behind as she steps forward to try and assist.
... And tips over, landing with the most impressive of WHUMPs. ]
a!
But she thinks she's seen him before, not enough to claim familiarity (because there was no one here from home yet, no Kido to sigh at her, no Kano to tease her or Seto to gently encourage her, no quarreling siblings)-- but she remembers that hat.
From much earlier, actually, and she has to wonder: has this person been wandering around this whole time? If she'd done that, she would have probably doubled over from exhaustion, but she's since taken several breaks on her little walk.
Honestly, it's his hat that holds her attention (is it like her hood, is he trying to hide himself), and she pays it - and him - more mind than she should, because when she notices someone who looks as though they might walk right into him in their hurried way to elsewhere, the words, panicked, escape her. ]
Look ou--!
[ And in true Mary fashion, which is to say that no one really knows how it happens, she gets jostled from behind as she steps forward to try and assist.
... And tips over, landing with the most impressive of WHUMPs. ]