Hikaru... A network device? N-no. [Umi had noticed something weeks ago. She hadn't been sure before, but... the way Hikaru was touching her mouth, her reactions... It all tied up together with what this curse might have been about. Only Umi's mind couldn't put the pieces together yet. Perhaps a part of it simply refused to.
She fought the urge to rise and put an arm around her friend. Hikaru had to do this on her own, and so prove herself she was strong enough to face it. For now at least. Umi envisioned the described scene in her thoughts.] What happened? Why couldn't you call them...?
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She fought the urge to rise and put an arm around her friend. Hikaru had to do this on her own, and so prove herself she was strong enough to face it. For now at least. Umi envisioned the described scene in her thoughts.] What happened? Why couldn't you call them...?