[She doesn't look at him when he speaks, but there's something shifting unreadably in her expression, and her hands fidget where they're folded in her lap, pulling the scrunchie on her wrist, winding her finger around her pink yarn wristband.
The only thing she has ever known for sure is that she can trust her brother. Even Junpei left her, even if it was the same with Alice she isn't here now, Frankenstein lied to her, her friends here have no idea what there is to do with her now—Light has always been all that she has. They've been through everything together, she's told him everything; there's no one she could ever rely on like she's always relied on him. And now she's alone, she's always going to be alone.
Light asked her to be happy, to move on as she always had. She knows it can't be done. He asked her to stay cautious, but to still find other anchors here, and this...
She looks up at Arumat, and Clover still doesn't have it in her to smile again, but there's softness in her expression, in her voice:]
I kinda figured we were already sorta friends.
[Even if that was the stuffiest declaration of friendship she has ever heard.]
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The only thing she has ever known for sure is that she can trust her brother. Even Junpei left her, even if it was the same with Alice she isn't here now, Frankenstein lied to her, her friends here have no idea what there is to do with her now—Light has always been all that she has. They've been through everything together, she's told him everything; there's no one she could ever rely on like she's always relied on him. And now she's alone, she's always going to be alone.
Light asked her to be happy, to move on as she always had. She knows it can't be done. He asked her to stay cautious, but to still find other anchors here, and this...
She looks up at Arumat, and Clover still doesn't have it in her to smile again, but there's softness in her expression, in her voice:]
I kinda figured we were already sorta friends.
[Even if that was the stuffiest declaration of friendship she has ever heard.]
...I'd like that a lot.