[Mourning loss, the angry sting the absence of friends leaves on one's heart, these aren't things Sakuma wants to rush anyone through. But neither does he want to abandon her with the heaviness of the emotions she's feeling, not even if they aren't close. She was a friend of someone he knew, after all. And briefly, a housemate of his own. So he waits, and waiting pays off. When her answer finally comes, it hurts. Not because it's meant to, but because it resonates with him in a way he isn't comfortable describing.]
I think so, too.
[Belonging is important, and it's hard to feel like you belong when you find yourself in a foreign world and without friends...]
Lazuli-san.
Do you want to play soccer?
[It sounds like such a simple request, but there is a gravity to those written words, and a solemn promise to share something with her that is very meaningful. Soccer isn't just a sport, after all. It is their whole world.
It is also a world that they share with others. Opponents and new teammates, no one is excluded by soccer. On the field, everyone belongs. Perhaps...she can, too. And, if nothing else, maybe offering her a glimpse into the world of soccer, the world Gran and Ulvida have returned to, will help ease whatever hurt she might still be feeling. Because at least then, no matter where they are, it'll still be a world she shares with them.]
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I think so, too.
[Belonging is important, and it's hard to feel like you belong when you find yourself in a foreign world and without friends...]
Lazuli-san.
Do you want to play soccer?
[It sounds like such a simple request, but there is a gravity to those written words, and a solemn promise to share something with her that is very meaningful. Soccer isn't just a sport, after all. It is their whole world.
It is also a world that they share with others. Opponents and new teammates, no one is excluded by soccer. On the field, everyone belongs. Perhaps...she can, too. And, if nothing else, maybe offering her a glimpse into the world of soccer, the world Gran and Ulvida have returned to, will help ease whatever hurt she might still be feeling. Because at least then, no matter where they are, it'll still be a world she shares with them.]