[She was quite sure she'd have a lovely bosom when she was older, thank you...
But Kida picking up the picture saved Sieglinde from the chore of balancing and trying to do it herself, and she instead straightens up, fluffing out her skirts.]
If you want it, it is yours.
[She flops onto her bed, feet kicking, head cocking.]
But what is it you wished to talk about? Hopefully not my lack of artistic talent- has there been any change in our communication situation?
[ Kida watches Sieglinde fall back on the bed, caught up for a moment in how young she looks sprawled like that. She straightens, looming over the younger girl before leaning over her, reaching to swipe the back of her knuckles across a soft, pale cheek.
It's a moment before her words come, soft and gentle. ]
I have been called away by ALASTAIR, Sieglinde. I am to return to my home.
[ She adjusts her stance until she's sitting next to Sieglinde on the bed, dark skin upon pale linens. ]
I know that we have not always agreed on....many things, [ her voice is wry. ] but I came here to thank you, and to wish you well.
[Sieglinde blinked innocently, unaware of just how serious Kida was about to be, staring up at her. For all that it was true that they'd had their disagreement, (one nasty disagreement, the first time in her life she'd had to wrestle with arguing with someone she cared about), she had long since forgiven any harsh words, not wanting to harbor negative feelings.
The words don't seem to register, they're so far off what she was expecting to hear. Going home... no one went home, did they? They got transferred to other teams, leaving her with sadness and trinkets, and-]
[ Kida's smile turns tight, sad. She could show Sieglinde the message she received, the day before they were set to leave Zeta-12--but she won't. That's not what Sieglinde needs right now. ]
I do not have much time. Come and embrace me, will you?
[ Her arm wraps around the girl's shoulder, pulling her in. ]
[If this were someone else, someone who teased her, like Ban, who tricked her, like Loki, or who liked to fluster her, like Masamune, she could manage to make herself believe Kida was joking. That this was some sort of prank, perhaps, some strange test of her devotion.
But she knows she wouldn't joke like that. The realization crept over her expression like the advance of a paralyzingly tide, turned her eyebrows knit inward, her shock to a frown, despite her desire to present herself more maturely. Going home- that was what most all of them wanted. So she should be happy-
(First Rin, then Saber, then Gilgamesh, now Kida?)
Wordlessly, she threw herself into the older woman's chest, arms wrapping round tight.]
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But Kida picking up the picture saved Sieglinde from the chore of balancing and trying to do it herself, and she instead straightens up, fluffing out her skirts.]
If you want it, it is yours.
[She flops onto her bed, feet kicking, head cocking.]
But what is it you wished to talk about? Hopefully not my lack of artistic talent- has there been any change in our communication situation?
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It's a moment before her words come, soft and gentle. ]
I have been called away by ALASTAIR, Sieglinde. I am to return to my home.
[ She adjusts her stance until she's sitting next to Sieglinde on the bed, dark skin upon pale linens. ]
I know that we have not always agreed on....many things, [ her voice is wry. ] but I came here to thank you, and to wish you well.
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The words don't seem to register, they're so far off what she was expecting to hear. Going home... no one went home, did they? They got transferred to other teams, leaving her with sadness and trinkets, and-]
... What?
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I do not have much time. Come and embrace me, will you?
[ Her arm wraps around the girl's shoulder, pulling her in. ]
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But she knows she wouldn't joke like that. The realization crept over her expression like the advance of a paralyzingly tide, turned her eyebrows knit inward, her shock to a frown, despite her desire to present herself more maturely. Going home- that was what most all of them wanted. So she should be happy-
(First Rin, then Saber, then Gilgamesh, now Kida?)
Wordlessly, she threw herself into the older woman's chest, arms wrapping round tight.]