She has a tendency to withdraw in situations like this, and I ... I've been to afraid of making things worse.
[ Finally, she takes a sip of her tea. As she sets the cup back down again, it occurs to her that she's done this before ... complained about her problems instead of having the courage or conviction to face them. It had been under completely different circumstances, but the behavior had been the same.
[ She'd thought she'd grown past that ... she hoped that she had, at least. Yet here she is, stumbling at the first true test of her resolve.
[ A small huff of mirthless laughter escapes her. ]
How foolish of me ...
[ Of course, acknowledging that didn't make the fear suddenly dissipate. It just left her frustrated with her own inaction, too. ]
no subject
[ Mitsuru shakes her head. ]
She has a tendency to withdraw in situations like this, and I ... I've been to afraid of making things worse.
[ Finally, she takes a sip of her tea. As she sets the cup back down again, it occurs to her that she's done this before ... complained about her problems instead of having the courage or conviction to face them. It had been under completely different circumstances, but the behavior had been the same.
[ She'd thought she'd grown past that ... she hoped that she had, at least. Yet here she is, stumbling at the first true test of her resolve.
[ A small huff of mirthless laughter escapes her. ]
How foolish of me ...
[ Of course, acknowledging that didn't make the fear suddenly dissipate. It just left her frustrated with her own inaction, too. ]