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Did Angelina just covered for you? You think, as your eyes meet with Jaq, who smiles your way. "Consider yourself kissed." She whispers, faking a quick kiss. Then she flops behind the makeshift wall.
"This again. Honestly, damn you Jaq, and your manipulations tok." You mutter to yourself, previous anger resurfacing - you won't be won over by a faux kiss!
Actually... since the brochure is safe, maybe you can thank Angelina in some way - it could also show Jaq you've got teeth.
Smirking, you get up from your station. "I need a moment, my hands are throbbing from those shredders." You say, shaking your hands to prove your point as you make your way past the cramped desks, and towards your merciful overseer.
As you approach, the raven haired beauty stops fiddling with something beneath her desk, and looks at you with slight curiosity. "Umm, did something happen?"
Smiling genially, you wave a 'no'. "Just wanted to see how you hold up, really." You say, and sneak a peek behind where Jaq looks on with her tiny brow rised quizzically.
"How I... Hold up?" She repeats, incredulous. Then her eyes drift to the blonde. Increasingly worried she whispers. "Did Something happen with your friend? Do you need help?"
"No, I really mean it. With all that happened, I want to know how you deal with it." You reassure her. She really didn't expect to actually be approached, eh?
Still a little on edge, she frowns a little. "It's... Complicated. It's horrible what happened, but one of the girls survived this brutal assault. I think we should focus on the positives first." As she says it, her frown deepens. "I didn't do anything to help those in need, too. I know its alright to be afraid, but sometimes I think I could assist others better if only I was more brave... maybe things would have been different, for all of us." She muses the last part dreamily.
You nod in faux thought, and Angelina moves on, now a little more upbeat. "Thankfully, Jaqueline did her part."
"She did what, exactly?" You ask, eyebrow raised, and look back where Jaq revvs up her shredder, still looking your way.
Clapping her hands, Angelina cocks her head happily. "She rushed in and informed the guards to carry the poor girl to the female infirmary, beacuse its better equiped! ...Although I wouldn't know, I always have Ms. Müller look after me whenever I feel bad, and never been here."
You nod skeptically - no way Jaq did that out of the goodness of her heart. "Well, I'm glad you are alright." You say and turn around to leave, but feel a little tug at the bottom of your pencil skirt.
"Aki, your friends don't want you to speak to me, right?" She whispers, worriedly looking around at judgmental Jaq, peering above her wall of boxes across the room. "W-why are you doing this?"
"Honestly, just beacuse I want to. They can't tell me what to do."
