>>18754966Although everything is hunky-dory for a few seconds, that delusion shatters rather quickly as Anina quickly realizes the intensity of the situation.
Unbeknownst to the other witches of the guild, Luna's whole outing earlier was actually the result of assisting Anina on a little deed, that in retrospect, serves as a counterpoint to her earlier arguments.
Nevertheless, a thank you is still in queue, it'd be rude not to.
Anina shuffles her feet, her eyes cast downward with fidgety fingers and all, "U-Uh, um, l-listen Luna, t-thanks for...d-doingmyjobstoday... I-I just, um, n-not a lot of people would do that f-for m-me.."
Luna cups her cheeks with a peachy smile, "Oh, it was nothing!~ Just witches helping witches in need!~ But you're welcome, I mean, sure I had a full platter with my own duties, but twice the work is twice the fun in my book!~"
Anina starts rubbing her arm, eye twitching at how awful she suddenly feels. That aching feeling is starting to shift from an ache of love to an ache of self-loathe.
>'A-Agh geez, I-I...I feel horrible now! I-I made her go out into the harsh rain, a-and do all my work o-on top of her own!...A-And after all I said to Desdemona a-about trying hard to be better...'>'I feel like a h-huge cock now! I really /am/ the worst witch i-in this guild...' A) Apologize for making her do that.
B) "I-I uh, hope it wasn't too much trouble.."
C) Gulp and change the subject before it gets worse.
