[Armin pulls back from the hug, takes her hands in his and squeezing gently, and gives her a tremulous smile.]
Right. We'll get through this.
[Armin doesn't actually know if he believes that. But he wants to. And more than that, he wants Mai to be able to believe it.
Finally, he looks down at their shackles again, frowning. They'd starting clanking again when he'd pulled back from the hug - and he has no idea how to get them off. He glances back up at Mai for a moment - uncertain, but not wanting to show it.]
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Right. We'll get through this.
[Armin doesn't actually know if he believes that. But he wants to. And more than that, he wants Mai to be able to believe it.
Finally, he looks down at their shackles again, frowning. They'd starting clanking again when he'd pulled back from the hug - and he has no idea how to get them off. He glances back up at Mai for a moment - uncertain, but not wanting to show it.]