[It's like the universe is conspiring against Rose or in Nill's favor. None of this is fair to anybody. But Nill isn't about to give up, even with the sulking and the mumbling. Whatever's bothering her friend, she's going to figure it out. So she settles down on the couch beside her fellow blonde, holding her teacup in both hands for a moment while it cools, and then takes a cautious sip, glancing at Rose from the corner of her eye, hoping she'd follow suit.]
y-yes.............