[Asuka huddles in on herself for a moment. It's only Hikari. She's said things like this to Hikari before - it doesn't make it hurt any less or stop her from hating herself for being weak, but it makes it manageable. ]
I couldn't even do my stupid job. What I was raised to do!
[She squeezes her eye shut and tries to choke back on the familiar tightness. She told herself she'd never cry again.]
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I couldn't even do my stupid job. What I was raised to do!
[She squeezes her eye shut and tries to choke back on the familiar tightness. She told herself she'd never cry again.]