Joan listened in a detached manner, much as she had done in everyday school life. She had had few friends in school, spoke seldom to others and while she wasn't precisely cold had always been so stern looking that others avoided her naturally.
"You are your own person, no different than how identical twins share the same DNA but are themselves individuals."
She glanced over then, eyes wide and expression obviously one of surprise. Her gaze was intense, astounded, and internally she grapples a moment with the urge to grasp onto the other girl's shoulders.
Tell me that again. Even if it's somehow a lie. It was like staring straight at Shirou on that balcony again and--
She swallowed roughly and looked away. Were her hands shaking? Maybe. She noted Naoto's explanation of what she had been doing moments before she arrived here.
Joan's own reply came whispered, a little broken and quiet. "I woke up to someone's voice calling me... a classmate's voice. He was yelling my name. And-- the fire."
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"You are your own person, no different than how identical twins share the same DNA but are themselves individuals."
She glanced over then, eyes wide and expression obviously one of surprise. Her gaze was intense, astounded, and internally she grapples a moment with the urge to grasp onto the other girl's shoulders.
Tell me that again. Even if it's somehow a lie. It was like staring straight at Shirou on that balcony again and--
She swallowed roughly and looked away. Were her hands shaking? Maybe. She noted Naoto's explanation of what she had been doing moments before she arrived here.
Joan's own reply came whispered, a little broken and quiet. "I woke up to someone's voice calling me... a classmate's voice. He was yelling my name. And-- the fire."