[Maybe somehow noise will become really important and Ibuki will get to show off her listening prowess!!! Go Ibuki go!!!
But Peko just hums again, staying curled in and gripping at her opposite elbows until her knuckles turn white.]
Yes...
[She opens her mouth, as if she's going to continue; add something about how she's not sure what to do, or what Kuzuryuu would want her to do, or even how she's supposed to make her own decisions. But she just closes her mouth and shakes her head again, lapsing into silence. She has to protect her classmates now; they're the only thing she has left. And... it's what Kuzuryuu would want, isn't it? So she has to stay strong for them.]
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But Peko just hums again, staying curled in and gripping at her opposite elbows until her knuckles turn white.]
Yes...
[She opens her mouth, as if she's going to continue; add something about how she's not sure what to do, or what Kuzuryuu would want her to do, or even how she's supposed to make her own decisions. But she just closes her mouth and shakes her head again, lapsing into silence. She has to protect her classmates now; they're the only thing she has left. And... it's what Kuzuryuu would want, isn't it? So she has to stay strong for them.]