[ Yuri wanted nothing more than to excuse herself from the conversation, to come up with something she had to do. It wasn't that easy when you couldn't accomplish anything without the NPCs going nuts at you and trying to off you.

Honestly, him asking that made her chest hurt. This was a new feeling. She hadn't even let herself consider the idea of being with someone before; she hadn't been remotely ready emotionally. After she'd come to terms with everything, she felt like she actually could. It was the responsible thing not to, however. Not in a place where this heartache could cause problems that would put everyone in danger.

Yuri stopped walking, staring at Hinata for a few seconds before deciding to answer. There's a small smile on her lips, but it doesn't look happy or confident like she normally would. ]

It doesn't matter, does it? If there were, there are only two ends to that. Either we can actually be happy and we disappear or one disappears before the other and the other gets left behind and the shadows start up until it finds where all that heartache is coming from. Whether I like someone or not, I can't do that to everyone.