[ her heart skips a beat at that laughter and lumine finds herself helplessly longing for that sound. she almost hates herself now for being so easily swayed to this, just from hearing his voice, listening to his laugh. it convinces her even more that this is not her, that this is the other lumine pining for childe and it's influencing her own feelings.

in any case, she tosses the phone in the passenger seat and puts the car on drive, pulling out of the parking lot. ]

Will you ever stop? [ she says with a quiet sigh. ] It's really not helping me in any way. It's not helping us ...

[ has he already accepted his fate? the possibility of childe taking over him? she still hasn't, still clings to the idea of staying herself as herself. there's nothing else she wants more. ]

Even right now, hearing your voice ...