[ She doesn't want to say it, because saying it sounds cruel, it sounds dismissive of Mona's feelings and Rei truly doesn't mean it that way. But she can't just keep biting her tongue. ]
It almost felt... a little bit... like she was taking her side against ours. Right?
[ And then she hurries on, as if to soften whatever blow those words might land with. ]
And I don't think she was...! I really don't think that's how either of them meant it. But it's how things ended up feeling.
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[ She doesn't want to say it, because saying it sounds cruel, it sounds dismissive of Mona's feelings and Rei truly doesn't mean it that way. But she can't just keep biting her tongue. ]
It almost felt... a little bit... like she was taking her side against ours. Right?
[ And then she hurries on, as if to soften whatever blow those words might land with. ]
And I don't think she was...! I really don't think that's how either of them meant it. But it's how things ended up feeling.