>>16587814"You really think so?"
"Yup, yup!~ It's okie-doke if you didn't beat Mum-mum this time, you'll win next time! Um, um, we're still going to have playtime with Dedenny tonight, right Poppy?"
"O-Oh! Yeah...We...we sure are! I don't ever break a pinky promise, you know."
"Yay!~"
You smile for a moment, but that smile fades away when Miss Leading approaches you, the Mega Ring now clad on her wrist. You await to be barraged at with chides and comments about how much you fucked up and whatnot.
She has nothing of the sort to say to you.
Instead, she kneels down to your level, places a hand on your shoulder, and looks deeply into your eyes.
