[Oh, come on. She expected that answer, but it's still rather bothersome to actually hear it. Focusing on her disappointed emotions, she forces the flowers around her to flatten slightly-- not that it'll probably do much help.]
I understand. [She does, but she doesn't like it. Ah well, she'll probably continue wandering the outskirts now and then. If Zhang Liao finds her, pretending to be lost may suffice. Diao Chan can't just... 'rest easy' and rot away doing nothing all day. Sure, there's people to meet and fun to be had, but she can't exactly enjoy all of those with the nagging notion of her duty still being ever-present.]
If I may be so bold, perhaps I could say the same for yourself. [...] I haven't seen you in town before.
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Date: 2014-10-02 03:48 am (UTC)I understand. [She does, but she doesn't like it. Ah well, she'll probably continue wandering the outskirts now and then. If Zhang Liao finds her, pretending to be lost may suffice. Diao Chan can't just... 'rest easy' and rot away doing nothing all day. Sure, there's people to meet and fun to be had, but she can't exactly enjoy all of those with the nagging notion of her duty still being ever-present.]
If I may be so bold, perhaps I could say the same for yourself. [...] I haven't seen you in town before.