[Friends. Before Utena, she'd had no need or want of them. Something about Alessa gives way to trust, or if not trust, a certain vulnerability. It's the lightest she's felt since her arrival in the Gardens.]
I'm glad. [Her next words are strange-sounding, somewhat wry and distant:] If you have any problems, you can come to me with them. Maybe we can be friends like that.
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I'm glad. [Her next words are strange-sounding, somewhat wry and distant:] If you have any problems, you can come to me with them. Maybe we can be friends like that.