"Really?" She isn't trying to engage the puppy-dog eyes on purpose, honest.
But it's hard not to be hopeful, as this solves some of those things like a place to sleep and get food and the like. And... alchemy sounds kind of neat. Sort of like magic, sort of like science rolled together, and she finds herself wanting to learn a little bit more; Hotaru has her bouts of curiosity, after all.
"I think you're a trustworthy person." Though she's got to be polite about this; saying she wants to go with him straight out sounds rude, and what if he says no.
CAN WE? Can we do this thing?
But it's hard not to be hopeful, as this solves some of those things like a place to sleep and get food and the like. And... alchemy sounds kind of neat. Sort of like magic, sort of like science rolled together, and she finds herself wanting to learn a little bit more; Hotaru has her bouts of curiosity, after all.
"I think you're a trustworthy person." Though she's got to be polite about this; saying she wants to go with him straight out sounds rude, and what if he says no.