"I'll be fine, Rey."
Esme's response was smooth, a clear suppression of her true feelings.
It was almost as if both sides were putting on a mask to hide their natural emotions and dispositions. Rey thought they were mere distractions, so he shoved all his ambivalent thoughts aside to focus on the more relevant matters. As for Esme, she didn't want to overwhelm herself with all the emotions she was experiencing at the moment, so she bottled them down.
As such, the two were in a deadlock.
"Besides, you might need me to access the Oracle, right? How could I avoid such an important task just because I'm uncomfortable."
"Well… that's true…"
After this, there was an awkward silence—as if the two no longer had anything to say.
"I want to apologize for your—"
"Sorry about A—"
Both of them spoke at the same time, interrupting each other. They paused, stared at each other in silence, and then burst out laughing.
