[Though she'd flinched at his advance, she snatches the towel as though she had totally been in control, leaning behind the door to hang it on a coat hook, and looking back to Kaneda.
She knows plenty well how hard it is to keep a brave face when times are tough, but also how it's even harder not to fall back on it. How much scarier it is to admit you don't feel your best. The lack of control it gives you.
So she won't ask him not to keep smiling; she'll just hope he'll let her help him do it.]
...wow, now you look even more like a nerd. Fix yourself up and let's go!
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[Though she'd flinched at his advance, she snatches the towel as though she had totally been in control, leaning behind the door to hang it on a coat hook, and looking back to Kaneda.
She knows plenty well how hard it is to keep a brave face when times are tough, but also how it's even harder not to fall back on it. How much scarier it is to admit you don't feel your best. The lack of control it gives you.
So she won't ask him not to keep smiling; she'll just hope he'll let her help him do it.]
...wow, now you look even more like a nerd. Fix yourself up and let's go!