( She shakes her head. How did she end up here? It's hard to explain. She isn't sure where to start, especially with so much happening right now. She catches her breath and though the sobbing stops, she doesn't look up. It's obvious she's still crying when she speaks, her voice hitching every now and then, )
He... found me. Before the fireworks. ( Before the attack. ) He said if I stayed... ( She would die. ) I didn't w-want to get in the way and I thought... he felt...
( Like someone she knew but also didn't. )
I don't know!
( She really doesn't understand and it frustrates her as much as it hurts her. When she finally looks up, eyes bright with tears but determined to make at least one point. )
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He... found me. Before the fireworks. ( Before the attack. ) He said if I stayed... ( She would die. ) I didn't w-want to get in the way and I thought... he felt...
( Like someone she knew but also didn't. )
I don't know!
( She really doesn't understand and it frustrates her as much as it hurts her. When she finally looks up, eyes bright with tears but determined to make at least one point. )
He didn't hurt me. Hototogisu-san protected me.
( Without even thinking, she'd said his name. )