She froze in the middle of taking Nuriko's hand to help herself to her feet, and had to look away from a moment, squinting eyes suddenly stinging.
"I don't know, that one lady married the Eiffel Tower," she said as she resumed getting to her feet, trying for lightness but having to work to get every word out, just about.
"Um," she added, and put an arm around Nuriko for an awkward one-armed hug. "Thank you, though."
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Date: 2014-04-29 07:55 am (UTC)"I don't know, that one lady married the Eiffel Tower," she said as she resumed getting to her feet, trying for lightness but having to work to get every word out, just about.
"Um," she added, and put an arm around Nuriko for an awkward one-armed hug. "Thank you, though."