[ She tries to think back to all the time she's spent with him lately, her expression worried. Was he hiding something from her the whole time? She knows that he tries to put up a strong front for her (all of her siblings tend to do that), but still... is she a bad sister? ]
I-I didn't notice... do you think something's wrong?
He did contact me while intoxicated the other evening... I wasn't sure what to make of it. He seemed quite a bit despondent.
[ More so than he's ever seen him. He doesn't know if it's a normal occurrence. He doubts it, though. ]
I don't wish to worry you, but you would have been upset with me had I not told you.
[ He knows that much, at least, and he could never keep anything from her anyway. Except all those lewd books he found of her... those were burned. She's never setting her pure eyes on those ever. ]
[ Intoxicated and despondent... that worries her. Corrin is such an optimistic person that her imagination can only run wild with all the terrible possibilities. Something must have happened. ]
Th-Thank you for telling me, Subaki.
[ She smiles, and it's really, truly grateful. He's right—she would've been upset if she hadn't known something was wrong. ]
[ After all, the "best he could" is usually the best anyway. If Corrin was upset, then she doesn't doubt that Subaki made him feel better. To that end— ]
I'm really happy that you and Big Brother are getting along so well.
[ They're two people she loves a lot! And they're becoming close friends! How could she not be overjoyed? ]
[ A day when Subaki admits that he didn't do something perfectly? Is the world ending? She's worried about Corrin, of course—even more worried now, after hearing that he was crying—but this is a rare moment. She likes it when Subaki lets his guard down a little around her. ]
If... If he was that upset, then maybe there was very little you could say to make things better. He probably just needed someone to talk to who would listen to his troubles.
Even in that state, you were the first person Big Brother thought of.
I think it's more likely that he didn't want to worry you or Takumi about it, the others are untrustworthy Nohrians, and it's not as though Felicia is ever much help in anything.
[ He'd be surprised if she can even work her carrier without somehow breaking it. Him being chosen for this comforting session was only a matter of sheer logic. Now, if only he hadn't failed so reprehensibly. He still can't forgive himself for it.
That reminds him-! Something he and Lord Corrin had spoken of... ]
-But please rest assured that should you have arrived here as a man, I would have still happily served you, my lady. You would still be you, and I could see myself serving no other but you.
[ ...OK. He said something weird just now, didn't he? He probably shouldn't have brought that up at all. ]
...Ah, it was nothing. Nothing at all. What were we talking about? I remember! Your hair looks especially lovely today, Lady Sakura. Did you do it yourself?
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[ She tries to think back to all the time she's spent with him lately, her expression worried. Was he hiding something from her the whole time? She knows that he tries to put up a strong front for her (all of her siblings tend to do that), but still... is she a bad sister? ]
I-I didn't notice... do you think something's wrong?
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[ More so than he's ever seen him. He doesn't know if it's a normal occurrence. He doubts it, though. ]
I don't wish to worry you, but you would have been upset with me had I not told you.
[ He knows that much, at least, and he could never keep anything from her anyway. Except all those lewd books he found of her... those were burned. She's never setting her pure eyes on those ever. ]
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Th-Thank you for telling me, Subaki.
[ She smiles, and it's really, truly grateful. He's right—she would've been upset if she hadn't known something was wrong. ]
I'll make sure Big Brother is all right.
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[ Possibly even better than Lord Takumi simply because that man is stubborn and won't give brotherly love a chance. ]
I only tried to handle the matter as best as I could.
[ But even he admittedly feels out of his depth when it comes to matters of the heart. He doesn't have Sakura's endless amounts of empathy. ]
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[ After all, the "best he could" is usually the best anyway. If Corrin was upset, then she doesn't doubt that Subaki made him feel better. To that end— ]
I'm really happy that you and Big Brother are getting along so well.
[ They're two people she loves a lot! And they're becoming close friends! How could she not be overjoyed? ]
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You're more optimistic than I about this... I seemed to have failed him on many levels. He was crying, of all things. I made him cry.
[ He doesn't even understand how. Only that he hates having such a blow to his otherwise flawless record. ]
How could he not have accepted my perfectly comforting words?
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If... If he was that upset, then maybe there was very little you could say to make things better. He probably just needed someone to talk to who would listen to his troubles.
Even in that state, you were the first person Big Brother thought of.
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[ He'd be surprised if she can even work her carrier without somehow breaking it. Him being chosen for this comforting session was only a matter of sheer logic. Now, if only he hadn't failed so reprehensibly. He still can't forgive himself for it.
That reminds him-! Something he and Lord Corrin had spoken of... ]
-But please rest assured that should you have arrived here as a man, I would have still happily served you, my lady. You would still be you, and I could see myself serving no other but you.
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Um... m-me... a man? Subaki...?
[ WHERE IS THIS COMING FROM. ]
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...Ah, it was nothing. Nothing at all. What were we talking about? I remember! Your hair looks especially lovely today, Lady Sakura. Did you do it yourself?
[ Let's pretend that didn't happen. ]