[ If the woman was any taller, carrying her might be a problem for Hibiki. As it stands, she does have to do some very delicate readjusting to make transport easier on both parties, but she manages. She rises without much difficulty before giving the teen a nod. See, she's got this! He's got nothing to worry about.
Just don't tell Hibiki whether they're bleeding on her. She doesn't want or need to know.
Following Jonas as he secures a path, her gaze trails upwards. Well, she meant that as an off-hand comment, but he's more attentive than he looks. Taking a deep breath, she keeps him in her peripheral vision, but otherwise avoids looking at him. ]
I had to learn cause of my mom. I was trying to find who killed her.
[ Well, that's the exact opposite of cryptic... which she realizes almost immediately after the words fall from her lips. She looks back at him, thankful she can only see the back of his head at this point. ]
She died when I was seventeen, a little before I finished high school. The cops said she jumped from our building in order to save face. They said she did it because she couldn't face the shame of owing money to the family who owned that territory. Or because she was ashamed of people finding out what she did for a living. But I know that's not what happened. I was looking into it before... well, before I came here.
So let's just say I've got a little experience digging for clues that supposedly don't exist.
cw: brief mention of suicide
[ If the woman was any taller, carrying her might be a problem for Hibiki. As it stands, she does have to do some very delicate readjusting to make transport easier on both parties, but she manages. She rises without much difficulty before giving the teen a nod. See, she's got this! He's got nothing to worry about.
Just don't tell Hibiki whether they're bleeding on her. She doesn't want or need to know.
Following Jonas as he secures a path, her gaze trails upwards. Well, she meant that as an off-hand comment, but he's more attentive than he looks. Taking a deep breath, she keeps him in her peripheral vision, but otherwise avoids looking at him. ]
I had to learn cause of my mom. I was trying to find who killed her.
[ Well, that's the exact opposite of cryptic... which she realizes almost immediately after the words fall from her lips. She looks back at him, thankful she can only see the back of his head at this point. ]
She died when I was seventeen, a little before I finished high school. The cops said she jumped from our building in order to save face. They said she did it because she couldn't face the shame of owing money to the family who owned that territory. Or because she was ashamed of people finding out what she did for a living. But I know that's not what happened. I was looking into it before... well, before I came here.
So let's just say I've got a little experience digging for clues that supposedly don't exist.