[ could've fooled her, really, considering the kind of delusion that seems to infect him whenever he's around her. you'd think he's possessed by aether's soul with the way he excitedly tries to befriend her.

lumine remains silent for a few moments, poking at the bamboo shoots currently floating around in her soup. going through the events in the past week, the things that they've both experienced. it always happens when they're together, doesn't it? she didn't exactly refute his claim, seeing that it's the same with her; she just didn't exactly admit to it, either. ]

You know ... [ she starts slowly, looking up from her food. not at ajax, but at the distance past the railings of the inn. ] We both don't have to deal with this if we don't see or meet with each other.

[ her gaze flickers at him, watching his reaction and expression, before she looks away once more. ]

Like you said, it only happens when I'm around, right? Never when you're alone, never when you're with someone else. [ only when she's in his proximity, only when she's present, then the visions start and the heaviness of feelings settle in. ] And it's not like there's any reason for us to see each other, either.