[Her eyes lit up a bit as he asked about her deployment, instinctively answering his question with a quiet enthusiasm.]
Yes-
[Wait, no, she wasn't supposed to-]
No.
[But...it's as she was trying to remind herself, over and over, that's why she was here. It was like he said. It was private, here, be her authentic self.
This shouldn't be as hard as it was. It wasn't like other people here didn't know the truth- but only one of them she'd gone out and told. And she couldn't help the oppressive, lingering weight of Junko's disappointment.]
Um... it's complicated. Being 'my authentic self', I mean.
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Yes-
[Wait, no, she wasn't supposed to-]
No.
[But...it's as she was trying to remind herself, over and over, that's why she was here. It was like he said. It was private, here, be her authentic self.
This shouldn't be as hard as it was. It wasn't like other people here didn't know the truth- but only one of them she'd gone out and told. And she couldn't help the oppressive, lingering weight of Junko's disappointment.]
Um... it's complicated. Being 'my authentic self', I mean.
I've not really done that a whole lot here.