[ If she were any better at typing, there would be exclamation marks there. So many exclamation marks. Just to show that she knows him in a positive sort of way, and that she's surprised to find that Nico was talking about him. ]
he is very nice i like to think that he and i are friends so of course he can join us
he does seem like the type of person who could have a few more things in his life that could help him relax
[ Since he seems so tense and worried all the time.
(That thought may be the pot calling the kettle black a little for Chizuru, but ssh. Sssh...) ]
[ Somehow, Chizuru seems like the type of person who gets along with everyone she meets, and Nara'a is a nice guy. So he didn't think they'd have any negativity about the other. ]
Yeah, he's an interesting guy. Easy to get along with. Okay, I'll let him know and bring him along to our next get-together.
I think a lot of people could do with that, honestly.
so is that your secret plan now dragging people into cooking sessions to try and get them to calm down
[ It's a light joke, though.. it might be hard to realise, given that tone doesn't really carry well over text.
But she means it as a joke. And even then - it's a joke meant to point out how nice Nico is being. It's no surprise, given that he's been nice to her so far, but Chizuru feels glad to see that his niceness even extends to other people. That it's like he's looking out for others. It's admirable. ]
[ It's partially a joke in return. He certainly wouldn't bring people that either annoy him or he's just wary of.
As such, he certainly wouldn't bring everyone he likes or thinks is in need of help. There is such a thing as too many cooks in the kitchen. Nico may not look it, but he cares deeply about the people he considers his friends - willing to go to the depths of hell for them. ]
Hang on. Chizuru's next response is a little delayed, like the girl needs a moment or two to think. Putting some puzzle pieces together. Real sleuthing going on here. ]
wait does that mean you like me
[ Please, Chizuru. Was it not obvious in the way Nico has been kind to you this entire time.
Or in the way he sent you that message to ask you this in the first place. ]
[ .. It's more of a question than a statement, though Chizuru's way of writing kind of changes it into the latter..
It's mostly a question out of amazement anyway. After all, this girl only really had one friend back home. Maybe two. And even those became her friends very, very recently. It's still such a new concept to her, enough for it to be kind of mind-blowing. ]
i am not sure what i have done to be worthy of this honour
[ Please, Chizuru, don't act like he just handed you the gold medal at the Olympics or something... Although this is definitely an honour on the same level as that to her. ]
thank you so much i am so very glad to know that we are friends i will make sure to refer to you as my friend from now on in the future
and also i am very sorry if my assumption was wrong i know it might sound a little silly but i am still very new to friendships so i am learning a whole lot about them here
You're welcome. You don't have to apologize to me about any of that. Until a year ago, I was excellent at pushing away people who wanted to be my friend. Some people had to knock some sense into me.
But I'm glad that you have friends here and the chance to get them. And that I wasn't still being a stupid idiot about it.
[ .. yes, of course Chizuru is going to find a way to flip this around and turn it into a compliment for Nico.
This is how she rolls. Eternal support, 24/7. ]
even if you needed some help to do it you still managed to change yourself that is such an impressive thing not everyone can do that and it is also such a good thing in this case because i think it is really hard to get by here if you really push everyone away we all need help from others
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[ If she were any better at typing, there would be exclamation marks there. So many exclamation marks. Just to show that she knows him in a positive sort of way, and that she's surprised to find that Nico was talking about him. ]
he is very nice
i like to think that he and i are friends
so of course he can join us
he does seem like the type of person who could have a few more things in his life that could help him relax
[ Since he seems so tense and worried all the time.
(That thought may be the pot calling the kettle black a little for Chizuru, but ssh. Sssh...) ]
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[ Somehow, Chizuru seems like the type of person who gets along with everyone she meets, and Nara'a is a nice guy. So he didn't think they'd have any negativity about the other. ]
Yeah, he's an interesting guy. Easy to get along with.
Okay, I'll let him know and bring him along to our next get-together.
I think a lot of people could do with that, honestly.
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dragging people into cooking sessions to try and get them to calm down
[ It's a light joke, though.. it might be hard to realise, given that tone doesn't really carry well over text.
But she means it as a joke. And even then - it's a joke meant to point out how nice Nico is being. It's no surprise, given that he's been nice to her so far, but Chizuru feels glad to see that his niceness even extends to other people. That it's like he's looking out for others. It's admirable. ]
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Just people I like.
[ It's partially a joke in return. He certainly wouldn't bring people that either annoy him or he's just wary of.
As such, he certainly wouldn't bring everyone he likes or thinks is in need of help. There is such a thing as too many cooks in the kitchen. Nico may not look it, but he cares deeply about the people he considers his friends - willing to go to the depths of hell for them. ]
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Hang on. Chizuru's next response is a little delayed, like the girl needs a moment or two to think. Putting some puzzle pieces together. Real sleuthing going on here. ]
wait
does that mean you like me
[ Please, Chizuru. Was it not obvious in the way Nico has been kind to you this entire time.
Or in the way he sent you that message to ask you this in the first place. ]
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Well, yeah. We're friends.
I consider you my friend, anyway.
[ Nico doesn't like everyone, or consider them a friend. He's not good at saying so and just sort of shows it through actions. ]
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[ .. It's more of a question than a statement, though Chizuru's way of writing kind of changes it into the latter..
It's mostly a question out of amazement anyway. After all, this girl only really had one friend back home. Maybe two. And even those became her friends very, very recently. It's still such a new concept to her, enough for it to be kind of mind-blowing. ]
i am not sure what i have done to be worthy of this honour
[ Please, Chizuru, don't act like he just handed you the gold medal at the Olympics or something... Although this is definitely an honour on the same level as that to her. ]
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[ Once upon a time, Nico would have had a hard time admitting to even that much. Would have pushed her away even long before they really met. ]
You've been nice and helped me in a lot of ways. Though, I don't think someone has to do something worthy to become friends with someone.
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i am so very glad to know that we are friends
i will make sure to refer to you as my friend from now on in the future
and also i am very sorry if my assumption was wrong
i know it might sound a little silly but i am still very new to friendships
so i am learning a whole lot about them here
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You don't have to apologize to me about any of that.
Until a year ago, I was excellent at pushing away people who wanted to be my friend.
Some people had to knock some sense into me.
But I'm glad that you have friends here and the chance to get them.
And that I wasn't still being a stupid idiot about it.
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[ .. yes, of course Chizuru is going to find a way to flip this around and turn it into a compliment for Nico.
This is how she rolls. Eternal support, 24/7. ]
even if you needed some help to do it you still managed to change yourself
that is such an impressive thing
not everyone can do that
and it is also such a good thing in this case because i think it is really hard to get by here if you really push everyone away
we all need help from others