[Other rules. Yuri's rules. Even if Otonashi doesn't mention her name, his shoulders tense some, looking down at his feet.]
[Moving on... Was she moving on? Or had she gotten stuck somewhere else?]
...I promised that I'd never let her be alone. [He sets the water down on the counter, feeling his hands start to shake.] She'd... she'd been here for a year before we arrived, I'd... I'd broken my promise.
[He swallowed audibly, trying to clear the lump in his throat that made his voice waver.] I-I was trying t-to fix it, a-and... [No good. He brought a hand up to hide his face, gritting his teeth to avoid sobbing. But no matter how hard he was trying, that raw emotion shook on his words.] ...a-and she disappears before I can... d-do anything...
[And he'd been doing so well at hiding this from everyone, only to have it start trickling out when put on the spot.]
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[Moving on... Was she moving on? Or had she gotten stuck somewhere else?]
...I promised that I'd never let her be alone. [He sets the water down on the counter, feeling his hands start to shake.] She'd... she'd been here for a year before we arrived, I'd... I'd broken my promise.
[He swallowed audibly, trying to clear the lump in his throat that made his voice waver.] I-I was trying t-to fix it, a-and... [No good. He brought a hand up to hide his face, gritting his teeth to avoid sobbing. But no matter how hard he was trying, that raw emotion shook on his words.] ...a-and she disappears before I can... d-do anything...
[And he'd been doing so well at hiding this from everyone, only to have it start trickling out when put on the spot.]