Nico's mouth opens soundlessly, and then snaps back to a close. For a moment all she does is stare up at Maki, and then, just as she seems to have found her words and is about to speak up again -- the door opens, revealing Kaya with a tray carrying tea and cake.
"I apologize for the wait, young ladies," she says. The sight of the two of them gives her pause. "... Is everything all right?"
"Yeah," Nico quickly answers, and then lowers her head with the sort of politeness she always shows the woman, and never displays anywhere else. "Thank you very much." She takes the tray from her, and Kaya leaves them both to it with a bow.
Nico sets down the tray on Maki's desk, taking a seat in one of the chairs. The air in the room, that seconds before felt heated to the point of combustion, was now heavy and stiff with silence. The words that had come to her mind have already scattered back into the dark corners of her skull.
Nico raises the cup to her lips and takes a long sip.
"You could've just said that from the start, idiot," she murmurs with a soft puff of steam.
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"I apologize for the wait, young ladies," she says. The sight of the two of them gives her pause. "... Is everything all right?"
"Yeah," Nico quickly answers, and then lowers her head with the sort of politeness she always shows the woman, and never displays anywhere else. "Thank you very much." She takes the tray from her, and Kaya leaves them both to it with a bow.
Nico sets down the tray on Maki's desk, taking a seat in one of the chairs. The air in the room, that seconds before felt heated to the point of combustion, was now heavy and stiff with silence. The words that had come to her mind have already scattered back into the dark corners of her skull.
Nico raises the cup to her lips and takes a long sip.
"You could've just said that from the start, idiot," she murmurs with a soft puff of steam.