Noelle's December Catch-All

[holidaygirl1225]

WHO: Noelle & Mayaka, Bigby, Kris, Agnes
WHAT: Questing, decorating for the holidays
WHEN: Throughout December
WHERE: Bottlecap Bay, the Spire
WARNINGS: Any Deltarune spoilers will be marked by thread.

Comments

all good !! and yeah hehe mayaka doesnt know shoka's a mimikyu till they meet

[sharpjustice]

Mayaka brightens, mirroring Noelle's excitement, before settling into a smug grin.

"I'm kinda jealous. You're able to gush about her so easily."

If only Satoshi would do the same! But Mayaka is no better. While she finds no trouble expressing her thoughts, when it comes to matters of the heart, she's always been too self-conscious to go all out like Noelle.

[holidaygirl1225]

All the embarrassing things she said catch up to her. She turns away, trying to hide her face. Her tail is still wagging, though.

"Um... you're a good listener, Maya-chan. I mean, you're easy to talk to." Not to mention she's been wanting to talk about Shoka for a while. She has so many feelings about her. "I think you two would get along if you met. She's in the Oran Berries guild, like me."

Noelle wonders about the 'just some silly guy' that she mentioned. "Do you ever find it hard to, like, talk about your feelings?"

[sharpjustice]

"It can be a bit embarrassing to talk about what you like about a person," Mayaka admits, before her mouth turns into an indignant frown.

"But for how you feel about them, whether you like them or not? It's only right to make it clear to them."

She thinks about how she'd been so forward with her feelings for Satoshi, and how he'd put off replying to her direct confession. Because, unlike her, he was the type to meander and avoid talking about the difficult things.

"Isn't it tiring to have to hide how you feel towards someone?"

[holidaygirl1225]

Abruptly, her tail stops wagging. Oh, this suddenly feels very personal.

"W-well, I mean... I don't know if she feels that way about me. We're both friends and guildmates, so it would just make things awkward if she didn't feel that way, you know?" she says.

[sharpjustice]

"I suppose so." Though she doesn't sound convinced, Mayaka can't fault Noelle for feeling this way. There's so much to lose, and you might get hurt, or end up hurting someone in the process. Even so...

"It'd be dishonest, to ignore how you feel. We can't use our fears as an excuse to avoid doing things that are difficult."

[holidaygirl1225]

"... you're right." She can't ignore it forever. In fact, she left the previous world without telling a certain someone how she felt. Now, she never will. What if that happens again?

She feels sad thinking about who Mayaka might have left behind. They'll just have to work harder to find a way home. (But then that will mean leaving Shoka, won't it? She tries not to think about that.) "Thank you, really. I'm glad I can trust you." By which she means: don't tell anyone!

good to wrap !

[sharpjustice]

There is a twinkle in Mayaka's eye which indicates that she completely understands what Noelle is trying to say.

"Your secret's safe with me, L-chan!"