[ is the nose one a tattoo? because hawke also has a red stripe across her nose but hers is probably actually blood instead. haha oops.

but oh, awkward. she touched a nerve. have the rare sympathetic protag, koujaku. ]

You needn't discuss it with me, I was just curious. [ she reaches out to squeeze his shoulder lightly. ] But anything that can make a pretty face like yours turn that sad isn't anything I very much approve of. My apologies if I've dredged up something unpleasant.