[Even though they kind of knew something like that was coming, actually having it said aloud: Siffrin's heart rate spikes, instantly.]
[Hhh - deep breath in. Deep breath out. It's fine. They're fine. There's no reason it matters if Shoka knows!]
[Okay.]
[They make themself smile, because it feels safer to hide behind a faked expression. They have absolutely no idea what face they'd be making otherwise. And it means... it means this doesn't have to be a big deal. If they pretend hard enough that it isn't.]
Sort of...? More like - I couldn't make it stop. Doing that.
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[Hhh - deep breath in. Deep breath out. It's fine. They're fine. There's no reason it matters if Shoka knows!]
[Okay.]
[They make themself smile, because it feels safer to hide behind a faked expression. They have absolutely no idea what face they'd be making otherwise. And it means... it means this doesn't have to be a big deal. If they pretend hard enough that it isn't.]
Sort of...? More like - I couldn't make it stop. Doing that.
[Until -]
[Don't think about it!!]