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[ Only new recruits have underwear problems!? ]

[ He hopes he's more than a nice distraction, too. ] Yeah, when she arrived. I showed her the way through the forest. She's...like you said.

[ Better than the last time they met... ]

[Never high-ranking officers, at least-!]

[Much much more. And Rita assumes that maybe Tyr hasn't met her directly before.] Yeah...She's pretty special. Amazing.

[ Lepant also wears comfortable underwear! ]

[ She'd be right in assuming that! Whenever Rita talked about Estelle before, he felt bad for her; she cares about her so much, but they're not together. Now that they are, it's sorta sweet. ] Did you ever tell her that?

[It's a necessity!]

[And now Rita's kind of glad that they've met. Two of her best friends... She blushes a bit at the question.] I...I-I have.

[ A requirement to be in the Liberation Army! ]

[ She's so dere. So so dere. He doesn't know what to say (or what he expected her to say). It just makes him think of how close they must be. ] That's... I'm glad for you two.

[Yes! No uncomfortable, stress-inducing underwear.]

[Dere is her default mode for Estelle...] Th-thanks...

...I did miss her.

[ None at all. >:| ]

[ So cute... ] ...I know. That's why... Even if you worry over her, you should be glad she's with you.

[It will only hinder performance in the Liberation Army!!]

...I-I know. I am.

--I'm glad you're here, too.

[ And that is unacceptable! ]

[ When she says that, he feels warm. He knows she shouldn't be like this with him, but... ] I'm glad you're with me, too. [ He rests his head on his knees. ] I don't really know what it would be like without you here...

[Completely!!]

[Rita flushes with warmth, too. She's a bit too flustered to look him directly in the eye, her gaze just fixated on his shoulder.] Th-thanks. I don't know if I could stand this place... [Without Tyr, that is. She never thought of herself as relying on anyone but herself, but he's helped her through so much.]

[ He thinks it's easier to look down at her knees, too. Knowing Rita has probably changed his life more than anything else in the City has. Not that he'd admit something like that. ] It wouldn't be easy... Even if you want to go...

[Even if neither of them will admit it...] ...I'd rather be with my friends. [Like Tyr and Yuri, and now Estelle, too.]

[ He thinks he knows what she means by that, and he smiles more. ] I think that's the only thing that makes this place bearable at all...

[She does look at his face now, an understanding--if still a bit embarrassed--smile appearing on hers.] It just makes...everything better. You know, here or at home.

[ This is why it's hard to believe Rita is the same girl who said she didn't have or want friends during the past curse. She really is his best friend, though. ] Yeah...

[ Somehow, it feels like they're talking about something more. ] I miss the friends I have back home sometimes, too.

[Things sure changed when she actually did get friends. She never wants to go back to that.

Mostly, Rita's just...speaking sincerely, saying whatever comes to mind. Her expression softens even more when he says that.] It's been a while, hasn't it?

[ Tyr hopes she always has Estelle to be her friend if she ever does. ]

Yeah... For some of them, it's been years, even back home... [ His voice is distant. There's a numbness to saying that and thinking about it. ]

[She will. But she wants to keep both of them as her friends, too.]

That's a long time to go... [She can't imagine what it's like for him to have not seen some of his friends in years. It just...seems lonely.]

[ Maybe he'll know how to deal with her better next time... But he likes the Rita who's his friend now.

He feels a little tug in his chest just from her saying that. His voice turns flat, though. ] It was my choice.

[ Looking back at her face- ] Anyway, there's no point talking about that now.

[If it happens again...Rita doesn't want to be that horrible to him again.

She looks at him a bit somberly, not entirely sure if she understands, although she has a guess. "No point" seems more like Tyr doesn't want to talk about it, so...she'll let it drop.] ...Yeah. It's not like we control who we see here.

[ He'd want to be better to her, too.

And she's right. He doesn't really want to talk about it after all the running away he did in the City already. He can only guess what she would think if she knew he would leave and never come back if he had a choice. ]

...Right. We're just stuck here, and we don't have any way of knowing who will come here.

[It'd certainly make her angry. Maybe she'll never understood the full extent of the rune's toll on him, but knowing he'd just cut himself off from everything...She'd be furious.

For now, though, she thinks he just seems like he could use some cheering up. Clothing and curses have been forgotten at this point.] So...we'll just make the best of it while we're here.

[ He could probably use someone being angry at him, but whether that would help or not is debatable. After how Rita and other people told him how they felt when he left, the guilt is enough to affect him.

Rita needs something happier to talk about, too, he thinks. Old friends, lost friends, returned friends - it's a little depressing. ] That's right... [ He smiles at her a little. ] I think we do anyway.

[Not everything can be solved by threats and yelling, after all...

They could both use the subject change. The more Rita thinks about it, the more she's missing other friends she hasn't seen in a while, so Tyr's reply gets her to manage a small, fond smile too.] Yeah. I like, you know...just what we do.

[ Nope...

This seems to work well enough. ] Is there anything you want to do later? When you're done with everything else.

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