❝ AS USUAL , YOU ARE STILL MUCH TOO kind to me , Kazuma . ❞ her nerves catch on her teeth , a pained side glance forms with traces of laughter , half - hearted & unfitting her gentle visage . ‘ the normally selfless Trinity Glassfille ‘ , he speaks with no ill - intent & it softens her very core , sends her heart aflutter .
a second more & her verdant gaze is a appreciative one , silent thanks for his words . in a haze of adoration & sugar glazed drawl , ghost - girl almost reaches out to take his palm in hers once more . her cheeks a subtly tinted pink to match upturned lips .
❝ ah , are you hungry ? there’s a nice cafe that is extremely close & typically isn’t too crowded & serves rather good tea , just like the one in Ishana . do you remember that one ? once i invited you along with Nine & Celica , but that didn’t really end so well — ❞
it is this which gives her pause , parted lips suspended for a moment longer . it was a dear memory for her , but she wondered if Kazuma recalled the ordeal . ❝ — sorry . what i mean is : it won’t take much of your time . would you like to go with me ? i figured we could talk some more after some food . ❞
a gesture of golden crown , head tilting to point their way down concrete sidewalk , leader in their little midday walk . although alchemist - girl’s cadence is one of timidity , & she cannot remember the last time kitten - heels have felt this light since she had arrived here . something so comforting about simply walking alongside him .
❝ i think … there’s a lot you should hear . i’m afraid it’s a terribly long story that doesn’t have much of a happy ending . ❞
He only retained that smile on his face, although it wasn’t necessarily as a result of her words. ‘Much too kind to her’, was it? Was that so? If there was such a thing as being too kind, he thought it might suit her far more than it did him. Nevertheless, he humored her comment, merely staying silent.
Upon the mention of the cafe, there’s a moment of mild confusion on his face. He came quite close to replying that no, he did not have memory of such a thing (though it sounded rather troublesome, given the presence of Nine and Celica). But when Trinity diverted from that line of thought, he figured it probably wasn’t that important.
Her description worried him just a bit. But it seemed unavoidable, as much as it seemed neither of them wished to speak of it. At the very least, the two of them could discuss the matter after some food. Or later, if she decided not to do so.
“I see no problem with that suggestion.” Well, perhaps not here. Goodness knows if it were back at Ishana, the sight of he and Trinity dining together would unleash hoards of characters who likely sought the girl’s affections upon him. Thankfully, that was no concern here, so he could humor her request without worry. “Lead the way, Trinity.”
How strange. Was this ‘nostalgia’? That seemed quite unreasonable--from his perspective, it hadn’t been that long since they had done this. And yet...
He supposed it wasn’t a bad thing, that he had met up with Trinity Glassfille once again.
