[On second thought, maybe he could have waited until after she finished her coffee. She spills the cup and Tenma is already halfway out of the other seat with a fistful of paper napkins hastily grabbed, it falls off the table and Tenma has circled around it to crowd onto the bench beside her, pressing the napkins into her hand.]
Nina, be careful, the coffee is still hot—
[Which is not the point, but she doesn't need a burned lap on top of everything else. There was a mansion, and Tenma knows what that means, knows the agony she must be in right now as he wraps an arm around her shoulders tight and anchoring. It strikes him that she doesn't remember the last time he'd reached out to steady her, which is...
He'll worry about the hows and whys later; for now, his only priority is making sure Nina will be alright.]
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[On second thought, maybe he could have waited until after she finished her coffee. She spills the cup and Tenma is already halfway out of the other seat with a fistful of paper napkins hastily grabbed, it falls off the table and Tenma has circled around it to crowd onto the bench beside her, pressing the napkins into her hand.]
Nina, be careful, the coffee is still hot—
[Which is not the point, but she doesn't need a burned lap on top of everything else. There was a mansion, and Tenma knows what that means, knows the agony she must be in right now as he wraps an arm around her shoulders tight and anchoring. It strikes him that she doesn't remember the last time he'd reached out to steady her, which is...
He'll worry about the hows and whys later; for now, his only priority is making sure Nina will be alright.]
The Red Rose Mansion... Is that where you were?