[Lucy shook her head again, squeezing her eyes shut for a long blink. She didn't hear Ryoji's approach, too busy with her own thoughts.
It was...that was too much like what she did. Except she didn't smile. Things rolled off her shoulders—except when they didn't, sank through, and festered into grudges. When Lucy was angry, all that boiled to the surface immediately, with nowhere else to go.
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It was...that was too much like what she did. Except she didn't smile. Things rolled off her shoulders—except when they didn't, sank through, and festered into grudges. When Lucy was angry, all that boiled to the surface immediately, with nowhere else to go.
Everything was fine.
Except when it wasn't.]