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hitomi amano ([personal profile] scalegemmed) wrote2017-02-05 09:34 pm

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[personal profile] heartgemmed 2017-02-06 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Sachiko's expression immediately perks up at Hitomi's suggestion.]

That's a great idea! It'd minimize the risk factor considerably, especially if we don't specify the exact location until the day of the scheduled meetup. That way, they won't be able to set a trap for us beforehand.

Plus, if they send too many people out to meet us, we'll know their intentions right away.
Edited 2017-02-06 03:49 (UTC)
heartgemmed: (if i smile abidingly)

[personal profile] heartgemmed 2017-02-06 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
It's perfect.

[Relieved laughter bubbles from her throat.]

Oh, Hitomi, what would we ever do without you?
heartgemmed: (would then it be okay?)

[personal profile] heartgemmed 2017-02-06 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
I... [She hesitates, then seems to decide that as long as they're being honest with each other about their feelings, she might as well go the whole way.]

I was so scared. When I heard Hoshiko start talking about how she was going to go meet them, I-- all I could think about was all the ways in which it could go wrong, and the more I thought about it, the more scared I grew. But she was so excited about it, and all of a sudden, it felt like she was so far away from me.

"What if something happens to her? What if she doesn't come back?" I couldn't even sleep that night. It was like I'd lost her already.

[Her lip wavers, and she blinks her eyes rapidly, as if to keep from crying.]

If-- if you weren't around, I-I... [She trails off.]
heartgemmed: (self-loathing i'm shaking shaking)

[personal profile] heartgemmed 2017-02-06 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
[Sachiko forces a weak smile onto her face and, with trembling hands, places her teacup back onto the table. The edges of her eyes are burning, and she knows now that she won't be able to hold back her tears.

She doesn't want Hitomi to see her like this, so she pulls her into an embrace, hugging her tightly.

She wants to say something, but as tear after tear begins to fall from her eyes, she realizes that her voice would be a mess if she tried to speak right now; that she wouldn't be able to get her words out properly at all.

So for the time being, she doesn't say anything.]
heartgemmed: (self-loathing i'm shaking shaking)

[personal profile] heartgemmed 2017-02-06 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
[She tries to swallow the burning lump in her throat and at last makes a tentative attempt at speech.]

Yeah. You're right. I-- [She lets out a sound, half laugh and half shuddering sob.] I'm being silly, aren't I? Just listen to me. It's like I don't believe in you, and that's not true.

[After all, Hitomi is so strong. It's something that Sachiko had admired about her, that even with everything that was going on, Hitomi still had time to look out for and care for others. She'd said it herself, after all: she'd been worried, too.

But here she is, comforting Sachiko and telling her that everything is going to be okay.]


Sorry. ["For talking like I don't believe in you," the statement implies.] I'm sorry.

[But left unsaid were other reasons, other apologies entirely. Sachiko wished she could be strong like Hitomi. She wished that it weren't always Hitomi looking out for her, or that she weren't a burden.

She'll work harder. Sometime in the future, she thinks, when this is all behind them and everyone's gotten home safely... When Hitomi needs her... When that time comes, she'll be the one to support her.]
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[personal profile] heartgemmed 2017-02-06 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
[A shaky smile makes its way onto Sachiko's face. Why did it seem as if Hitomi always knew exactly what to say to make her feel better? She was always so encouraging, so warm.]

...I'm really glad I met you, Hitomi.