Old Acquaintances and lost friends

[Bazza]

Fumika, once she was able to recover the regal air Evangeline had disturbed, again resumed her thoughtful stare. With her cold, steely eyes watching Sev closely, she absorbed the cat's last words.

The other girls on-board, had, to this point, kept silent. They continued to intently listen in on the normally quiet and courtly Fumika, captivated by her speech.

Whatever your intentions may have been is, as you say, irrelevant. You've been forgiven.

Fumika goes silent again, however, unlike before, she seems slightly agitated by something.

What I ask for in return is...

Fumika stutters in her speech, now clearly outside of her comfort zone for some reason.

That... on behalf of myself and Evangeline...

Another stutter and, now, a vague blush is apparent across the cheeks of the normally cold, hostile young woman.

You can forgive us... for what we did to you.

For what I... did to you.

Fumika locks up again, her prideful, almost cocky aura now dissipated. In its' place stood a woman bearing on her shoulders a deep regret, one which now presented itself clearly.

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