[Gee, she feels kind of bad now. It has been a while since they last talked... and isn't checking in like this things you're SUPPOSED to do as a friend? Elsa didn't even think to do that...]
Things have been well. [There's a pause as she looks around, making sure she's out of earshot of a certain someone.] I've been working on Anna's birthday present, so I've been a bit scarce on the network lately.
[A smile crosses Elsa's face as well, full of fondness.]
When we were younger, we had matching handmade dolls, all done up in the dresses we liked the most. I thought... Anna might like a new pair, to reflect what we look like now instead of how we looked as children.
[She laughs, holding up the hand not holding the gear, showing off quite a few bandages on her fingers.] Unfortunately, I'm not the best at sewing, so I've had to practice quite a bit before I made something worthy of a birthday present.
I hope so. I really had to make it count. [Her smile fades a bit, absentmindedly rubbing two of her bandaged fingers together.] This is the first time Anna's been able to celebrate her own birthday with me not hiding away in my room. I had to do something that really counts.
[...Uh oh. That can be either really good, or really bad.]
Did she now...? Is there a reason why?
[Not that she really expects a reason why her sister contacted one of her friends. Anna can talk to anyone she likes, after all! But the way Asami brought it up makes her think something is up here...]
Yeah, she was... asking me about your personal life, which... I don't want to start anything, but she told me something happened at the dream ball, and... She asked me if I instigated it.
[VAAAAGGGUUUE]
And I guess I just wanted to make sure you were okay. I felt badly talking to Anna about it behind your back.
I've... done my fair share of fumbling around and messing up in this department, and I know how much it can hurt, or how easy it can be to only make things worse when you only mean the best.
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