[Fenimore will be some glad if she makes the connection that her Malnosso-experiment-induced stint at attempting to be a magical girl was long before Rei arrived in Luceti. Though the costume is still in the back of her closet. Alongside a pile of porn that includes a few examples from an unrelated magical girl series. Long story, Christmas elves hate her, and she hasn't read it. Just...don't look in her closet, Rei.
Fenimore looks up when Mars offers a hand -- not crying, but her eyes are still quite wet even when she blinks away some of the unshed tears. The aura of confidence and power does make her feel like, just maybe, things would work out for the best. At this moment, if Mars were talking about anyone else in Luceti, she would completely believe that she would save them, but Fenimore has seen a lot of hopeless situations and it makes it hard for her to not be pessimistic. She's heard about some of the amazing things people in Luceti have accomplished in their home worlds and has come to see a separation between herself, as someone "ordinary," and the "special" people that are so common in Luceti. Miracles are things that happen to other people.
Then again, there was one time that she'd been rescued from a seemingly hopeless situation. Maybe having someone "special" on her side changed things.]
I --
[She stops. She could just say that she will trust her, even with her doubts, but...she feels she should be honest. Her gaze flicks away to the side, not quite meeting Mars's gaze.]
I have a lot of doubt that there is a way. I want to think there is, but -- I can't make myself really believe it.
[She'd heard Shirley say something like this a long time ago, before she'd known that she was one of the people in need of saving. As before, she can't really believe that such a convenient solution exists in this world, but, also as before, there is one thing she can trust.
She meets Mars's eyes again and tries to give a smile. She doesn't succeed, but the effort is there.]
But...if you're asking me to trust that you'll find it if it exists...I guess I can do that.
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Fenimore will be some glad if she makes the connection that her Malnosso-experiment-induced stint at attempting to be a magical girl was long before Rei arrived in Luceti. Though the costume is still in the back of her closet. Alongside a pile of porn that includes a few examples from an unrelated magical girl series. Long story, Christmas elves hate her, and she hasn't read it. Just...don't look in her closet, Rei.Fenimore looks up when Mars offers a hand -- not crying, but her eyes are still quite wet even when she blinks away some of the unshed tears. The aura of confidence and power does make her feel like, just maybe, things would work out for the best. At this moment, if Mars were talking about anyone else in Luceti, she would completely believe that she would save them, but Fenimore has seen a lot of hopeless situations and it makes it hard for her to not be pessimistic. She's heard about some of the amazing things people in Luceti have accomplished in their home worlds and has come to see a separation between herself, as someone "ordinary," and the "special" people that are so common in Luceti. Miracles are things that happen to other people.
Then again, there was one time that she'd been rescued from a seemingly hopeless situation. Maybe having someone "special" on her side changed things.]
I --
[She stops. She could just say that she will trust her, even with her doubts, but...she feels she should be honest. Her gaze flicks away to the side, not quite meeting Mars's gaze.]
I have a lot of doubt that there is a way. I want to think there is, but -- I can't make myself really believe it.
[She'd heard Shirley say something like this a long time ago, before she'd known that she was one of the people in need of saving. As before, she can't really believe that such a convenient solution exists in this world, but, also as before, there is one thing she can trust.
She meets Mars's eyes again and tries to give a smile. She doesn't succeed, but the effort is there.]
But...if you're asking me to trust that you'll find it if it exists...I guess I can do that.
[And she takes the offered hand.]