[ Mion could point out that he was never hers to begin with - she's pretty sure she screwed herself over from the outset, so if anyone had first dibs, it was probably Rena - but that seems a little beside the point. And not what Shion's getting at, anyway. ]
What else am I supposed to do? I don't think he sees this 'old man' as a girl at all...
[ She says her favorite term self-deprecatingly - because that's probably part of the problem. If she'd been girlier - dressed like her sister, flirted more, was less brash and bossy and perverted - maybe she'd be on his radar. But she's certain that she's unintentionally boxed herself into the corner of being his best 'male' friend and nothing more.
And while it's easy for Shion to tell her to go for it anyway, Mion doesn't think she's willing to take that risk. What if it makes things awkward, and he doesn't want to be friends with her anymore? She'd be helplessly embarrassed afterward and have a hard time interacting with him normally, but even that's a good outcome compared to the devastation of losing such a close friendship. ]
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What else am I supposed to do? I don't think he sees this 'old man' as a girl at all...
[ She says her favorite term self-deprecatingly - because that's probably part of the problem. If she'd been girlier - dressed like her sister, flirted more, was less brash and bossy and perverted - maybe she'd be on his radar. But she's certain that she's unintentionally boxed herself into the corner of being his best 'male' friend and nothing more.
And while it's easy for Shion to tell her to go for it anyway, Mion doesn't think she's willing to take that risk. What if it makes things awkward, and he doesn't want to be friends with her anymore? She'd be helplessly embarrassed afterward and have a hard time interacting with him normally, but even that's a good outcome compared to the devastation of losing such a close friendship. ]