[ luckily for her, ookurikara pays exactly zero attention to holidays and as such has absolutely no idea that natalia's here for something like that. a birthday, maybe? he doesn't pay much attention to those either, but none of that really matters, anyway.
what matters is that she's looking distressed, and what is he supposed to do about that? ookurikara can protect her from assassins or from getting burned, but he can't protect something that's already charred beyond repair. he's never been much good at making people feel better, either.
he hesitates, but... ]
You can try again once it's cooled down. [ is that good idea? he wonders, but as long as natalia is happy and nothing else is set on fire, it's probably fine. quickly, he adds, ] With help this time.
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what matters is that she's looking distressed, and what is he supposed to do about that? ookurikara can protect her from assassins or from getting burned, but he can't protect something that's already charred beyond repair. he's never been much good at making people feel better, either.
he hesitates, but... ]
You can try again once it's cooled down. [ is that good idea? he wonders, but as long as natalia is happy and nothing else is set on fire, it's probably fine. quickly, he adds, ] With help this time.
[ maybe then she can still have her surprise. ]