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_{[It's not much of a reassurance to Asuka. She has a lot of self-hate and self-image issues to work through. But it's Hikari and she's trying. Hell, just having Hikari around does make her feel better. She swipes at her eye angrily, trying to stop herself from crying.]}

I... It's different! I just... I have to make it my own or I'm not going to be worth anything.

_{[She turns toward Hikari and after a moment of staring, gives her an awkward, one-armed hug. They're alone. No one else has to know about this.]}