walks up to her. "your robot is cool but have you seen mine?" triumphantly shows off her cult mascots.
contrary to amane's prideful grandstanding, rei's response is little else but ... muted. she chews on her lower lip, mulling over what to say in response.
" they aren't robots. evas, i mean. " a beat of silence. she never knows how to handle children. she feels too much like a child herself. " and i don't really think it's ... cool ? but your, um ... friends are nice ? " it's more a question, searching for a way to affirm the girl, rather than a definitive opinion. her definitive opinion is that the mascots are creepy. and not in a cute way.










