Shh. It's still pretty thoughtful. [Or at least that's the way she's going to look at it. He was right, though.] True. That would just be silly. [Truthfully, Marinette felt relieved that they handled things here the way that they did. So what if it wasn't a perfect system. When this many different people were involved, there would always be the possibility of trouble. That was just the way things were.] Or like expecting someone to prepare an elaborate meal when they had virtually no experience in the kitchen. They'd just be asking for trouble!
[That was one more thing they could agree on! Not that she was counting or anything.] Thought so. [She's just nodding and chuckling softly at that.] I wouldn't want to be a hypocrite. [If there was something she hated nearly as much as being lied to, it was a hypocrite. There were exceptions, of course, but for the most part those were things she wouldn't stand for.]
Yea! [She'd already started to raise her hand for a fist bump when she realized that wasn't what was happening here, and she quickly turned that into a high five. Smooth. And she's just going to hope he somehow missed that part because it would be pretty difficult to explain without potentially sounding like a lunatic.
She absolutely thought so. It was possible that she'd been a bit hasty, but she also couldn't help feeling like this was the way things were supposed to be. If he wasn't meant to be hers, she wouldn't have seen that flash. Wasn't that what they'd been told? That they'd just know? Sure, she'd be lying if she tried to claim that she was disappointed by the way things had turned out. Even still... this felt right.]
It's perfect. [And that was probably the most ridiculous thing she could have said in that moment. Good job, Mari! But he seemed content with the match, and that was the important thing. ] I know that. But I'm going to. [Marinette is shrugging lightly at that. Maybe she didn't need to, but she wanted to.] We're going to be partners. If I can't thank you when I feel the need to, then we're definitely going to have a problem. [She's smiling, so it's safe to assume that she's not entirely serious about it.]
It's okay. I promise. [Except it wasn't. But she wanted it to be true, so that had to count, right? She knew how ridiculous she was being, even as she tried to insist that everything was fine. It wasn't like she could tell him the truth, though.] It's not a bad thing. It's just... I can't tell you what really upset me. But I'm really happy that you're my shinki and that's probably part of why I'm crying. [It sounded kind of lame when she said it like that, but she couldn't think of a way to explain it any better than that. Hopefully he'd get what she was trying not to say, because she had never been the most subtle person and trying to think of creative ways to dance around the truth was going to become difficult after a while.] Or maybe I'm just more emotional than usual right now.
[She snorted at that.] Good, good. [And now she's fighting the urge to laugh.] ... Yes. It's because you're blue. [Or something. She's about to speak up to tell him that she was just admiring the way he was made - which sounded loads better in her head than it probably would have if she'd said it, she realized - when she spotted the name. Oh. Of course it would be that scarf.] I was uh... trying to figure out what you're made out of! [Yep. That sounded much better.]
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[That was one more thing they could agree on! Not that she was counting or anything.] Thought so. [She's just nodding and chuckling softly at that.] I wouldn't want to be a hypocrite. [If there was something she hated nearly as much as being lied to, it was a hypocrite. There were exceptions, of course, but for the most part those were things she wouldn't stand for.]
Yea! [She'd already started to raise her hand for a fist bump when she realized that wasn't what was happening here, and she quickly turned that into a high five. Smooth. And she's just going to hope he somehow missed that part because it would be pretty difficult to explain without potentially sounding like a lunatic.
She absolutely thought so. It was possible that she'd been a bit hasty, but she also couldn't help feeling like this was the way things were supposed to be. If he wasn't meant to be hers, she wouldn't have seen that flash. Wasn't that what they'd been told? That they'd just know? Sure, she'd be lying if she tried to claim that she was disappointed by the way things had turned out. Even still... this felt right.]
It's perfect. [And that was probably the most ridiculous thing she could have said in that moment. Good job, Mari! But he seemed content with the match, and that was the important thing. ] I know that. But I'm going to. [Marinette is shrugging lightly at that. Maybe she didn't need to, but she wanted to.] We're going to be partners. If I can't thank you when I feel the need to, then we're definitely going to have a problem. [She's smiling, so it's safe to assume that she's not entirely serious about it.]
It's okay. I promise. [Except it wasn't. But she wanted it to be true, so that had to count, right? She knew how ridiculous she was being, even as she tried to insist that everything was fine. It wasn't like she could tell him the truth, though.] It's not a bad thing. It's just... I can't tell you what really upset me. But I'm really happy that you're my shinki and that's probably part of why I'm crying. [It sounded kind of lame when she said it like that, but she couldn't think of a way to explain it any better than that. Hopefully he'd get what she was trying not to say, because she had never been the most subtle person and trying to think of creative ways to dance around the truth was going to become difficult after a while.] Or maybe I'm just more emotional than usual right now.
[She snorted at that.] Good, good. [And now she's fighting the urge to laugh.] ... Yes. It's because you're blue. [Or something. She's about to speak up to tell him that she was just admiring the way he was made - which sounded loads better in her head than it probably would have if she'd said it, she realized - when she spotted the name. Oh. Of course it would be that scarf.] I was uh... trying to figure out what you're made out of! [Yep. That sounded much better.]