( she is surprised, thank you very much, and it shows in the way her eyes widen and the way she's about to protest; she clamps down her objection when he explains. it's obvious in retrospect, maybe, but — she bites down that objection too. why shouldn't he know? he always seems to know everything… but… ) They said it was top-secret!
( …she blurts out anyway, retrospect and all, flushing in embarrassment.
so, he knows too, huh? her second thought is that it's almost a comfort, she almost wants it to be a comfort. someone else who knows, someone she can talk to about this, besides corrine, who she probably won't be able to talk to about any of this until tomorrow. right now that feels very far away. but it's zelos, and confiding in him… like he'd take it seriously. he'd just laugh. the idea shrivels and dies. with him standing over her like this, she feels hemmed and small. )
… Fine, fine, of course you know all about it. ( grudgingly, trying to cover up her outburst, trying to pretend she hadn't been taken by obvious surprise. ) It's still just work. I'm not upset!
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( …she blurts out anyway, retrospect and all, flushing in embarrassment.
so, he knows too, huh? her second thought is that it's almost a comfort, she almost wants it to be a comfort. someone else who knows, someone she can talk to about this, besides corrine, who she probably won't be able to talk to about any of this until tomorrow. right now that feels very far away. but it's zelos, and confiding in him… like he'd take it seriously. he'd just laugh. the idea shrivels and dies. with him standing over her like this, she feels hemmed and small. )
… Fine, fine, of course you know all about it. ( grudgingly, trying to cover up her outburst, trying to pretend she hadn't been taken by obvious surprise. ) It's still just work. I'm not upset!