[And Sakura's answer, at least to start with, is... silence.
She doesn't think to look away from her friend; she's already been caught by May's stare, so there's no hiding the shocked static on her end, that she's at a loss for words.
There's only so long she can stay guarded from her emotions, however. Sakura's always been an expressive girl -- quiet, yes, eager to please the people around her, but she lacks the experience necessary to craft a convincing lie in the heat of the moment.
And so slowly, her eyebrows begin to knot, eyes widening still, mouth pulling into a line. She's not wearing surprise...
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She doesn't think to look away from her friend; she's already been caught by May's stare, so there's no hiding the shocked static on her end, that she's at a loss for words.
There's only so long she can stay guarded from her emotions, however. Sakura's always been an expressive girl -- quiet, yes, eager to please the people around her, but she lacks the experience necessary to craft a convincing lie in the heat of the moment.
And so slowly, her eyebrows begin to knot, eyes widening still, mouth pulling into a line. She's not wearing surprise...
It looks much closer to sadness.
An apology.]
May-chan...