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[color=0072bc]"Stop. Feeling. Like. Garbage."[/color] Tsubomi punctuated each word with a kick, each with slightly more force than the last. It was a somewhat impressive display of balance to do so on one leg with her hands full, especially given that she didn't have a body to practice with until now.

Having heard Sylvia's question, Tsubomi explained in case the girl wanted to ask again.

[color=0072bc]"I'm not going to stop until I've knocked some sense into you, so hurry up and tell me what your problem is."[/color] Another kick.

She wasn't exactly a trained psychologist, but half the time people choose to be less than forthcoming with those who are, so she figured her chances were about fifty-fifty.

[color=0072bc]"Trust me, this'll go much easier for both of us if you just spill your issues now."[/color] Her final warning(?) was once more accompanied by a more forceful, but still relatively light kick.

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Zassou found her stomach grumbling when she entered the lunchroom, yet another surprise. She couldn't remember the last time that it had actually caused her to want food. Normally it was just a noise she blocked out, or used as a sign that her body needed refueling. Never a discomfort like this.

In the end, she decided to ignore it once more, instead making her way to Suki and Haruna at a speed very much unlike her. 

[color=00aeef]"Is today going well for you two, too?"[/color] If nothing else, the eyeless cat had confirmed one thing: this was not the result of Nocturne. [i]Something[/i] had happened, and while she still leaned towards a wish being granted, there was nobody who would wish for [i]just[/i] Tsubomi and herself to be separated.