"Oh, nothing," Ayane replies, still smiling.
"...somehow I don't quite believe that, but okay," you sigh. "On a completely different subject, there are two things I should probably clear up, before they slip my mind. Firstly, Ayane, do I have to swear vengeance on anybody on your behalf?"
"It's nice of you to offer, Alex," the violet-haired girl says, lightly touching her injured arm with her good hand, "but most of those directly responsible for this, and the attack in general, have already been dealt with. The ringleader, his squad, and some of the team leaders got away, but we'll find them."
"Okay. And the second thing - are we still doing the technique exchange, or would you like to call it off on account of surprise attack?"
Ayane blinks. "Um. You know, in all the excitement, I'd almost forgotten about that." Her expression turns momentarily distant, as if she's considering something, and then she glances at Kasumi, who briefly dons the same mask. After a moment, the brunette shakes her head, and Ayame winces. "Yeah. Maybe we'd better leave it for tomorrow - if that's okay with you?"
"Oh, nothing," Ayane replies, still smiling.
"...somehow I don't quite believe that, but okay," you sigh. "On a completely different subject, there are two things I should probably clear up, before they slip my mind. Firstly, Ayane, do I have to swear vengeance on anybody on your behalf?"
"It's nice of you to offer, Alex," the violet-haired girl says, lightly touching her injured arm with her good hand, "but most of those directly responsible for this, and the attack in general, have already been dealt with. The ringleader, his squad, and some of the team leaders got away, but we'll find them."
"Okay. And the second thing - are we still doing the technique exchange, or would you like to call it off on account of surprise attack?"
Ayane blinks. "Um. You know, in all the excitement, I'd almost forgotten about that." Her expression turns momentarily distant, as if she's considering something, and then she glances at Kasumi, who briefly dons the same mask. After a moment, the brunette shakes her head, and Ayame winces. "Yeah. Maybe we'd better leave it for tomorrow - if that's okay with you?"