[Suzuha doesn't owe them anything, Kotoha thinks but can't say. Certainly not for something like this. Certainly not for what little, what small amount they can do.
Someone might need to hold her down, Suzuha says. Kotoha thinks, again, about just how brave this girl is, someone who's basically the same age as her but has the wherewithal to think of such a thing, even with what's looming in the immediate horizon.
Sigewinne and Haru both have their hands full, so Kotoha settles herself on the ground behind Suzuha, and shifts her gently, if she allows it, so that her head is in Kotoha's lap. One hand presses down, lightly, on Suzuha's shoulder. Despite how she looks, Kotoha still isn't human--she's stronger than she looks by far, and thinks she'll be able to help hold Suzuha still.
Her other hand reaches for that grasping hand of Suzuha's, holding it in her own. She squeezes gently, as if to say, "Squeeze as hard as you need. I've got you."
There isn't anything else she can do now, in this moment. So she'll do this, before she lifts her chin and nods to Sigewinne's question. She's... as ready as she'll ever be.]
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Someone might need to hold her down, Suzuha says. Kotoha thinks, again, about just how brave this girl is, someone who's basically the same age as her but has the wherewithal to think of such a thing, even with what's looming in the immediate horizon.
Sigewinne and Haru both have their hands full, so Kotoha settles herself on the ground behind Suzuha, and shifts her gently, if she allows it, so that her head is in Kotoha's lap. One hand presses down, lightly, on Suzuha's shoulder. Despite how she looks, Kotoha still isn't human--she's stronger than she looks by far, and thinks she'll be able to help hold Suzuha still.
Her other hand reaches for that grasping hand of Suzuha's, holding it in her own. She squeezes gently, as if to say, "Squeeze as hard as you need. I've got you."
There isn't anything else she can do now, in this moment. So she'll do this, before she lifts her chin and nods to Sigewinne's question. She's... as ready as she'll ever be.]