I... I had the silly worry that without me there, you would just... go back to Egypt or somewhere else. Disappearing without word or explanation. And I wouldn't know when I'd see you again.
[Now Akiha is embarrassed she voiced that stupid, silly notion, so the flush stays.]
I thought your priorities were to your research, to find your cure.
[Which is why that silly thing had been in Akiha's mind. She didn't want to come home one weekend to find out Sion had been gone all week with no foreseeable return date...]
[Sion doesn't bother to respond. Instead, she looks elsewhere, pretending to be busy with whatever is going on in her mind. Which, for the record, was trying to forget about Akiha's relation to the previous conversation.]
No. The local children like to throw coins into it and make a wish in hopes it would come true. Some of them claim it works, but they're children and it's an absurd idea that wishes could be bought.
...even I know there are things money cannot buy. [No matter how much she wished it could.]
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[Akiha turns back around, falling into step beside Sion.]
I was worried that wouldn't be the case.
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...because it's silly. Must I?
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I... I had the silly worry that without me there, you would just... go back to Egypt or somewhere else. Disappearing without word or explanation. And I wouldn't know when I'd see you again.
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I thought your priorities were to your research, to find your cure.
[Which is why that silly thing had been in Akiha's mind. She didn't want to come home one weekend to find out Sion had been gone all week with no foreseeable return date...]
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Mm. Like Nii-san, I suppose.
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[She didn't want to continue that line of conversation further either.]
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[What 'other' relationship is Sion being on about? /dumb]
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[KEEPING IT STRAIGHT.]
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[She trails off then into silence, looking down. Shiki was such a fragile subject.]
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Look. Fountain.]
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...even I know there are things money cannot buy. [No matter how much she wished it could.]