[His observation gives Orihime a start. She said before that he was perceptive, but the fact that he's able to see that deeply isn't something she's used to. Orihime's always been really good about putting on a cheerful face and shoving her fears, insecurities, and loneliness to the back of her head. There's work to do, and other people that need help more than she does.]
Oh...well...I guess you could say that, ah ha ha...!
[It's not that she doesn't like talking about her brother. She does. She loved Sora, and was incredibly grateful for all he'd done for her. But she didn't like talking about him when he'd been twisted into a Hollow. It seemed like an insult to the memory of the kind person he'd been, sacrificing so much to raise his little sister all on his own.]
[It's tempting to just leave it at that. But...it's the way he said it that makes her consider answering him. He didn't ask any personal questions, nor did he try to dig into something that was deeply intimate. He'd only made his observation, a quiet invitation to speak if she wanted to.]
[She smiles down at her hands as she idly twists one of her fingers. They only just met, and she's already opening up to him this much? Why does he want to know her? And why...does she really want to be known? Maybe it's just nice to have someone see that deeper side of her than the happy dork she usually presents.]
My brother. He was actually strong enough to regain some sense of his old self for a moment. He...
[Orihime lifts her head and her smile brightens.]
He was a really good, kind person. Even when he got turned into a Hollow, he was still my brother. I wish you could have met him, he was so amazing.
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[His observation gives Orihime a start. She said before that he was perceptive, but the fact that he's able to see that deeply isn't something she's used to. Orihime's always been really good about putting on a cheerful face and shoving her fears, insecurities, and loneliness to the back of her head. There's work to do, and other people that need help more than she does.]
Oh...well...I guess you could say that, ah ha ha...!
[It's not that she doesn't like talking about her brother. She does. She loved Sora, and was incredibly grateful for all he'd done for her. But she didn't like talking about him when he'd been twisted into a Hollow. It seemed like an insult to the memory of the kind person he'd been, sacrificing so much to raise his little sister all on his own.]
[It's tempting to just leave it at that. But...it's the way he said it that makes her consider answering him. He didn't ask any personal questions, nor did he try to dig into something that was deeply intimate. He'd only made his observation, a quiet invitation to speak if she wanted to.]
[She smiles down at her hands as she idly twists one of her fingers. They only just met, and she's already opening up to him this much? Why does he want to know her? And why...does she really want to be known? Maybe it's just nice to have someone see that deeper side of her than the happy dork she usually presents.]
My brother. He was actually strong enough to regain some sense of his old self for a moment. He...
[Orihime lifts her head and her smile brightens.]
He was a really good, kind person. Even when he got turned into a Hollow, he was still my brother. I wish you could have met him, he was so amazing.