"Oh, I actively had to forbid the Rinoa I knew from trying to set me up on a date," Nida assures her, laughter in his voice, worn happily on his face.
And she has no clue how hard won that openness, that joy, was. Or how big a role that a woman that looked just like her and lived with her name was in that regard. Like he said, she had a lot of bonus points in his book. After all, his boyfriend had been a close friend of hers, and she had seen the affection building in them both, had encouraged it. She and Seifer had been a right pain in his ass about it.
But Nida? He knew how to break it up a bit. To respect this woman for who she is, not who the woman he had known was.
"Oh dear, you're going to have your hands full with making sure other people take care of themselves, Rin. I'm doing somewhat okay. At the moment. Not that I would mind some extra seeing to from someone who actually knows how to people. But I don't mind helping you out as well. If you want, I could see about being 'lost' for a little bit and show you to wherever your job as assigned you to. Or the dorms."
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And she has no clue how hard won that openness, that joy, was. Or how big a role that a woman that looked just like her and lived with her name was in that regard. Like he said, she had a lot of bonus points in his book. After all, his boyfriend had been a close friend of hers, and she had seen the affection building in them both, had encouraged it. She and Seifer had been a right pain in his ass about it.
But Nida? He knew how to break it up a bit. To respect this woman for who she is, not who the woman he had known was.
"Oh dear, you're going to have your hands full with making sure other people take care of themselves, Rin. I'm doing somewhat okay. At the moment. Not that I would mind some extra seeing to from someone who actually knows how to people. But I don't mind helping you out as well. If you want, I could see about being 'lost' for a little bit and show you to wherever your job as assigned you to. Or the dorms."