[ olivia shrinks back under his gaze, so intense that she very nearly apologized out of reflex, as if it were all somehow her fault. instead she stammers on a response, and it's only when rin reacts that she finds her attention finally drawn elsewhere. ]
I-It's true — you'd fainted, [ she hastens to explain, reaching out to rest a calming hand on his shoulder, lest he get jumpy in response to rin's outburst. her other hand reaches out towards the younger girl, though olivia finds herself wishing someone would take the time to soothe her in this moment... her head was beginning to hurt. ]
I think perhaps you'd been in the water for too long. If it weren't for Rin, I wouldn't have had any way of getting you out of there...
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I-It's true — you'd fainted, [ she hastens to explain, reaching out to rest a calming hand on his shoulder, lest he get jumpy in response to rin's outburst. her other hand reaches out towards the younger girl, though olivia finds herself wishing someone would take the time to soothe her in this moment... her head was beginning to hurt. ]
I think perhaps you'd been in the water for too long. If it weren't for Rin, I wouldn't have had any way of getting you out of there...