[She was watching, so she's not caught off-guard. It's still something she makes special note of. Today, the list of "people I've hugged" grew by one.
Because she does hug back. It takes a few seconds of consideration, but Erika worms herself around and frees an arm to hug back with, as deliberately and awkwardly and with as much commitment as she does everything. Probably with more commitment than Kaede expected or needed out of it.]
Chances like this are important. You don't usually get them, and when they're gone they're gone. [Also probably with more commentary!] Memories and feelings are hard to share. There's a lot that tries to get in the way, and something usually gets lost in translation.
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[She was watching, so she's not caught off-guard. It's still something she makes special note of. Today, the list of "people I've hugged" grew by one.
Because she does hug back. It takes a few seconds of consideration, but Erika worms herself around and frees an arm to hug back with, as deliberately and awkwardly and with as much commitment as she does everything. Probably with more commitment than Kaede expected or needed out of it.]
Chances like this are important. You don't usually get them, and when they're gone they're gone. [Also probably with more commentary!] Memories and feelings are hard to share. There's a lot that tries to get in the way, and something usually gets lost in translation.