[ By volunteering him into the competition, whether he liked it or not.
Once again, his grumpiness reminds Fio of a friend that's incredibly dear. A sad gaze drifts over to his quills sticking out from underneath the helmet, first at the black fur and then at the bit of red color. It's also his unpleasantness that more closely reminds her of a lonely girl, one whose hatred became far too great that she sought out to extinguish every last bond of humanity. And that other girl's anger also reminded her of—
Herself. In her worst state. She too had nothing. She thought she had nothing. Still, she can only continue to guess at the reasons for Shadow's own behavior, left to wonder what his actual reasons are for acting the way he does. ]
I really wanna understand why you're so grumpy. And I'm still hoping we can become friends...
[ There's more that she would like to say. And ask, even if he refuses to give a proper answer. Her thoughts are interrupted by the ticking coming from the earpiece causing her to tense. She casts a worried glance up at the monitor. As if their rank as Shade wasn't already dreadfully low enough. She begins to wonder if the points would've taken less of a nosedive if she hadn't tried to volunteer. Too late for her to feel guilty about it now.
Fio takes a firm hold on his hand. She would squeeze tighter if it weren't for the gauntlet. Another deep breath, squaring up her shoulders and injecting more confidence in her voice. ] We got this.
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[ By volunteering him into the competition, whether he liked it or not.
Once again, his grumpiness reminds Fio of a friend that's incredibly dear. A sad gaze drifts over to his quills sticking out from underneath the helmet, first at the black fur and then at the bit of red color. It's also his unpleasantness that more closely reminds her of a lonely girl, one whose hatred became far too great that she sought out to extinguish every last bond of humanity. And that other girl's anger also reminded her of—
Herself. In her worst state. She too had nothing. She thought she had nothing. Still, she can only continue to guess at the reasons for Shadow's own behavior, left to wonder what his actual reasons are for acting the way he does. ]
I really wanna understand why you're so grumpy. And I'm still hoping we can become friends...
[ There's more that she would like to say. And ask, even if he refuses to give a proper answer. Her thoughts are interrupted by the ticking coming from the earpiece causing her to tense. She casts a worried glance up at the monitor. As if their rank as Shade wasn't already dreadfully low enough. She begins to wonder if the points would've taken less of a nosedive if she hadn't tried to volunteer. Too late for her to feel guilty about it now.
Fio takes a firm hold on his hand. She would squeeze tighter if it weren't for the gauntlet. Another deep breath, squaring up her shoulders and injecting more confidence in her voice. ] We got this.