Maea
Oh, when the world is burning
Looking into his eyes, she found them unreadable. That they were friends she did not doubt. Though it wasn't a long acquaintance they had crossed paths often enough and in such wildly different situations that any reluctance would have made itself apparent by now. But it wasn't like they knew each other well either. Tidbits shared here and there were drops in an ocean of ignorance, and it was partly the reason why Maea wasn't sure what to say. Or rather, how to say what weighed on her.
In the end, there was nothing for it but to simply lay it all out. A long draught of her drink - liquid courage she didn't usually fall back on - emptied the glass neatly in half before she let out a sigh.
"I regret leaving the room," she admitted softly. "I wish I hadn't. Even if it was the smart thing to do... it wasn't right." Ultimately they had left behind people who never got that same chance, to clean up a situation she had created and he had fed into. It didn't really matter that nothing happened or that it may have de-escalated tensions in the end - it still left her with an aftertaste of shame.
And more than one question, that left her gazing at Hadama as if the answers stood to be read somewhere in his face. "... why did you back me up? Why did you leave the room with me? I am grateful, but... I don't understand."
In the end, there was nothing for it but to simply lay it all out. A long draught of her drink - liquid courage she didn't usually fall back on - emptied the glass neatly in half before she let out a sigh.
"I regret leaving the room," she admitted softly. "I wish I hadn't. Even if it was the smart thing to do... it wasn't right." Ultimately they had left behind people who never got that same chance, to clean up a situation she had created and he had fed into. It didn't really matter that nothing happened or that it may have de-escalated tensions in the end - it still left her with an aftertaste of shame.
And more than one question, that left her gazing at Hadama as if the answers stood to be read somewhere in his face. "... why did you back me up? Why did you leave the room with me? I am grateful, but... I don't understand."
Don't walk away
