lili

[whitewalls]

I WILL PUT A MEME HERE LATER

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[coastal]

I don't - I'm not...!!

[GIVE HER A SECOND, SHE'S STILL TRYING TO RETALIATE.]

... I want to be a good person - but I'm still making up for a lot of mistakes....

I just don't want anyone else to get hurt. That's basic, isn't it?

[whitewalls]

... it should be basic, but it not always is.

[ considering the conversation they just had about akane. ]

You're a good person. It's okay to accept that.

[coastal]

[sdlfkj this is still embarrassing. her face isn't going to stop being red anytime soon]

I - I don't remember asking for your opinion...!!

[UGH]

.... a lot of people here are more tolerable than I expected, you know? It's...

[ . . . ]

Yeah, there are jerks out there and unforgivably cruel people, but... I've been surprised a lot. In not horrible ways too.

[whitewalls]

... I'm glad then.

I hope more people continue to surprise you in that way. It's nice, to be able to like people.

[coastal]

... there are definitely worse things, I guess.

[she'll place her hand on the koto again before looking back up at naminé]

Was that all that you wanted - or do you want to sit?

[whitewalls]

If you don't mind me staying...

[ she'll be happy to hang out. ]

[coastal]

I don't - you can tell me if it sounds awful.

[and she'll scoot over the bench she brought out so that there's room for naminé]

So be honest.

[whitewalls]

Okay. I will.

[ she sits down next to her. ]

[coastal]

[thanks naminé

but if she doesn't have anything else to immediately talk about, lili will start to pluck at the strings again. she's at least gotten a good day of practice in, which means that it's - pretty good, actually. she manages to get through a song, only slowing the tempo once or twice as she tried to remember the next part but

if you don't know the song, it's probably a little harder to notice]

[whitewalls]

[ it's a little disappointing that she's good because naminé would have 100% roasted her if she wasn't because lili told her to

alas, instead she just looks delighted. ]

It sounds really nice.

[coastal]

[it's incredibly disappointing but she's been practicing too much for this, it's horrible. but regardless lili just looks a little pleasantly surprised at that]

Yeah? Promise you're not just being nice?

[whitewalls]

If you were bad I would have said so.

[ she sounds too sincere about this ]

[coastal]

[the bad thing is that lili appreciates the sincerity]

I just wanted to be sure...

... thank you, then.

[sometimes she remembers to be polite]

[whitewalls]

[ she smiles

... ]

Could you teach me? When you get more practice in?

[coastal]

[ . . . oh?

lili pauses at that]

You want to learn...? [ . . . ] Sure, I can do that.

You seem like the type of person who would be good at it.

[whitewalls]

I'm not sure about that, but... it looks fun.

[coastal]

... I guess it's not bad, every now and then.

It's something that ladies of nobility are expected to be able to do. This, dance, flower arrangement...

[and naminé seems very much like a gentle and well-behaved young lady, who just so happens to have a way of life that lili agrees with?

so that's what she means that she thinks naminé would be good at it]

[whitewalls]

I see...

Well, if you're doing it for fun instead of because someone told you to, it's better, right?

[coastal]

... Yeah.

I think that goes for everything, doesn't it?

[whitewalls]

Hm... most things, maybe.

[coastal]

What doesn't count?

[whitewalls]

Probably a few things? There are a lot that I was forced to do, but I don't think I'd enjoy it if I tried it on my own.

[coastal]

Eh? Like - things with memories...?

[whitewalls]

Hm... I guess that's the main thing, yes.

[ she's Tired ]

[coastal]

I can't believe there are other things too.

What the hell have you been through?

[this coming from lili is kind of funny]