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“Vanessa, I believe you. Now hug me, you klutz!” You decide to forgive and move on! Some questions remain pending, but that still counts as moving on!
“I-I’ve never hugged you before!” Vanessa doesn’t know what to do, also she wants to say something about being called a klutz.
“Then let me do the heavy lifting!” You grab the woman and make peace with her! Vanessa embraces you back! It’s great to have a friend around again…
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“Okay, Vanessa, you can let me go now.” You put your hands to the side. The Ex-Lieutenant continues holding you for dear life.
“A-Apologies! I lost my focus in the moment! It feels too therapeutic!” Vanessa doesn’t let you go still.
“I wasn’t aware you were this clingy, Vanessa! Maybe I should’ve trusted you more and lent you the keys to the store.” Oh yeah, Ulrich is still here.
“C-Clingy?!” Vanessa gives you some space at long last. “H-He’s my good friend from years back, it’s more than acceptable to be a little emotional!” The Lieutenant has always been close to other people when given the chance, even though she has a hard time sharing her personal life.
“It’s quite the heavy task for myself to see the markswoman I knew at first and the quirky lady you commonly are as one.” Ulrich has better memories of the former than the latter. “Enough! I didn’t want to pry any more than I had to, I ruined your little scene. Oh well, everything is hardly perfect with Vanessa around anyhow.”
“What do you mean?” You don’t like what you’re hearing. Vanessa has ruined things in a major way only once!
“I’m jesting, my good fellow! Teasing this woman is one of my daily pleasures. Vanessa has been excellent through and through. Professionalism is not something you lose from job to job.” Ulrich raises his hands, very reminiscent of how Vanessa does. They’ve spent a lot of time together for her eccentricities to spread. Took you months to stop your eyes from bulging every time you were surprised by something…
“How come you never mentioned I was doing a wondrous job…?” Vanessa’s life is filled with stress and guilt.
“I don’t tend to exaggerate, that’s all.” Ulrich rolls his eyes.
“Oh right!” You almost forgot! “I want a taste of the good professor’s cake, please!”
“Professor Bombastus’, huh?” Ulrich doesn’t understand why you’re asking for some, but he’s intrigued. “A moment, please, I’ll bring a piece.”
