[Tohsaka tilts her head. Not to squeeze Gray between her shoulder and cheek, but to get her lips close to her ear. So that she can speak, only to Gray.]
Why would I lie to you? Do you think I want you to hurt, Gray? Or is it that you'd rather I focus on what you've specifically cultivated about yourself? Because there is sweetness in that, too. You are far too gentle, thoughtful, and kind for any mage to truly appreciate. You may be quiet, but you are strong and steady in adversity.
[First Rin will want the cloak open enough so that she can work on the other layers. For now Gray may keep her hood, but those harnesses must be moved out of the way. Rin's own leather bag had been set down before Gray even got here, so isn't it only far? Domination will not come in the form of violence in this room, so there's no need to cling to weapons.
With a bit of tunnel vision, she works on the straps and buckles. Slowly, as not to spook her companion, she tugs and pries. With Gray being on the defens— no. With Gray being who she is, Rin has no need to fear her own words in the form of honesty. She knows that she won't get mocked for her observations and any sincerity that might be found within them. Gray is not a mage, and Rin is sure she couldn't be one, which makes this easier.
And, in someways, harder. No matter how much affection she may harbor for the other girl she knows things could never work out. Cross faction, cross ideals... If she had to one day drive a dagger into Gray's chest, just like she had been preparing herself to do to her own sister, would Rin be able to accomplish it? Tohsaka's softness for the other girl would damn her.]
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Why would I lie to you? Do you think I want you to hurt, Gray? Or is it that you'd rather I focus on what you've specifically cultivated about yourself? Because there is sweetness in that, too. You are far too gentle, thoughtful, and kind for any mage to truly appreciate. You may be quiet, but you are strong and steady in adversity.
[First Rin will want the cloak open enough so that she can work on the other layers. For now Gray may keep her hood, but those harnesses must be moved out of the way. Rin's own leather bag had been set down before Gray even got here, so isn't it only far? Domination will not come in the form of violence in this room, so there's no need to cling to weapons.
With a bit of tunnel vision, she works on the straps and buckles. Slowly, as not to spook her companion, she tugs and pries. With Gray being on the defens— no. With Gray being who she is, Rin has no need to fear her own words in the form of honesty. She knows that she won't get mocked for her observations and any sincerity that might be found within them. Gray is not a mage, and Rin is sure she couldn't be one, which makes this easier.
And, in someways, harder. No matter how much affection she may harbor for the other girl she knows things could never work out. Cross faction, cross ideals... If she had to one day drive a dagger into Gray's chest, just like she had been preparing herself to do to her own sister, would Rin be able to accomplish it? Tohsaka's softness for the other girl would damn her.]