Wait... these things were Humans once?! [Eyes wide, she takes a look around at the carnage, a sick feeling in her gut. Suddenly she's not as keen to fight them. But Natsuo continues and she finds herself reassured.]
Oh, monsters now then? That's really sad, but it's actually better for us to put them out of their misery then, eh? [A big grin that reaches her eyes spreads as she rocks forward onto her tiptoes and then back down. But at his next statement, her face falls. Her grip on both his wrist and her hammer loosen so much that both find themselves falling out of her hands.]
Wait...wh-what? But, Natsuo! That means...! [She moves one foot backwards, shaking her head vigorously, as though it will knock the words she just heard from out of her brain - as though it will make them false.]
I-I... [Her shoulders slump for a moment, but she keeps listening; eyes averted, she bends to pick up her maul - taking longer than needed. Her shoulders shake a little before she composes herself. When she brings herself back into a standing position, heaving her hammer across her shoulders once more, her grin is back. It doesn't reach her eyes.]
Anything for a friend! I don't want you to have to suffer through being one of those...things, either! [She takes in a shaky breath and tries to cover it with a small laugh, doing her best to bolster herself and remain peppy.] Just let me know when you're ready, eh?
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Oh, monsters now then? That's really sad, but it's actually better for us to put them out of their misery then, eh? [A big grin that reaches her eyes spreads as she rocks forward onto her tiptoes and then back down. But at his next statement, her face falls. Her grip on both his wrist and her hammer loosen so much that both find themselves falling out of her hands.]
Wait...wh-what? But, Natsuo! That means...! [She moves one foot backwards, shaking her head vigorously, as though it will knock the words she just heard from out of her brain - as though it will make them false.]
I-I... [Her shoulders slump for a moment, but she keeps listening; eyes averted, she bends to pick up her maul - taking longer than needed. Her shoulders shake a little before she composes herself. When she brings herself back into a standing position, heaving her hammer across her shoulders once more, her grin is back. It doesn't reach her eyes.]
Anything for a friend! I don't want you to have to suffer through being one of those...things, either! [She takes in a shaky breath and tries to cover it with a small laugh, doing her best to bolster herself and remain peppy.] Just let me know when you're ready, eh?