[h2]Natsuki Sumiko, Starblazer[/h2]

Sumiko's shoulders sagged a little. Well... the girl wouldn't apologize first, at least! But it looked like the guy might! And if he apologized, Futeki might apologize too! Especially if he explained about misunderstanding. To Sumiko, it seemed like things might still work out even if Futeki had declared she wouldn't apologize. Her words had been backed up by a teacher, too, so hopefully things would sink in and everything would be totally fine! It would have been nice for the resolution to come more quickly, but at least Sumiko felt like things were looking up and there wouldn't be any more fighting for now.

... Ah, she'd lost track of that guy she'd been talking to... She'd have to catch up with him later! Sumiko nodded firmly to herself. For the moment, she wanted to try talking to other people.

So the natural option was to walk up to the first person she saw and say hi. This turned out to be the cute purple-haired shy-looking girl from before.

"Hi!"

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[h2]Clarabelle Halloway, the Ethereal Dollmaker[/h2]

"..."

Making friends with real people...? Why would she do that when she has her dolls? Clarabelle remained largely silent. After the man offered up his office, she looked away quietly. If that was how things went, it was how things went. but it wasn't anything she particularly wanted. Her real desire was simply to be away from all of these meaningless people, to be among the only friends she could have. That was what she valued. That was what she desired. She could have them prepare tea for her. She didn't need someone else to do it. She didn't want someone else to do it.

"..."

And so, Clarabelle didn't respond, her sunhat shadowing her eyes.

[@Azereiah][@Silver Carrot]