[...Did he just dodge her question? It was very weird --
-- but when he mentioned a friend who was "really great" at gardening, it hardly seemed like such a terrible thing to dodge a question about names.
It sounded so inviting... To have a chance to talk to more people about flowers -- ! To think there could be more to the conversation she was already having! The initial terror had finally worn off. Her wet and heavy clothes hadn't bothered her now. But though she could feel anticipation at the prospect, it seemed wrong to just suddenly follow this Rin and go to a place that could have been a trap.
But maybe it wasn't. Maybe it would be okay. While she does really mind going with a stranger, she did want to get dry. But what of the risk...]
I... [Monaka knew she had nothing to fear from asking questions or from being firm about what she thought. The exorcist showed her that.] ...I want to know what you are, before I come with you. You're human, right?
[If he was a demon, then she had already broken the first (and only) rule about talking to them. And Rin hadn't transformed. True, he had a tail, but maybe that's just what boys had... Or it was "in fashion". It hadn't occurred to her yet that a demon wouldn't have bothered to be honest...]
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-- but when he mentioned a friend who was "really great" at gardening, it hardly seemed like such a terrible thing to dodge a question about names.
It sounded so inviting... To have a chance to talk to more people about flowers -- ! To think there could be more to the conversation she was already having! The initial terror had finally worn off. Her wet and heavy clothes hadn't bothered her now. But though she could feel anticipation at the prospect, it seemed wrong to just suddenly follow this Rin and go to a place that could have been a trap.
But maybe it wasn't. Maybe it would be okay. While she does really mind going with a stranger, she did want to get dry. But what of the risk...]
I... [Monaka knew she had nothing to fear from asking questions or from being firm about what she thought. The exorcist showed her that.] ...I want to know what you are, before I come with you. You're human, right?
[If he was a demon, then she had already broken the first (and only) rule about talking to them. And Rin hadn't transformed. True, he had a tail, but maybe that's just what boys had... Or it was "in fashion". It hadn't occurred to her yet that a demon wouldn't have bothered to be honest...]