[Lucy broke eye contact first this time, scuffing her feet and dropping her gaze—even backing up half a step before grimacing at her ankle.]
I'm not a nice person.
[It was a weaker denial now; she'd said that before, and promptly had that idea shot full of holes. But after so many years of living that concept, it wasn't easy to let go. Lucy wasn't quite at the point of adding Ryoji to the list of people who still wanted to deal with her, in spite of...herself. But she didn't expect Minako to be there, either. Or anyone else.]
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I'm not a nice person.
[It was a weaker denial now; she'd said that before, and promptly had that idea shot full of holes. But after so many years of living that concept, it wasn't easy to let go. Lucy wasn't quite at the point of adding Ryoji to the list of people who still wanted to deal with her, in spite of...herself. But she didn't expect Minako to be there, either. Or anyone else.]