[Ah. He's looking at her now, so she can't be crying, can she? She's the big kid, so she has to be composed and not a crybaby.

...Fat chance of that, though, and as she tries to swallow her own sobs, it just makes her hiccup, even as she scrubs at her face with her palm.]

O-of course... Wouldn't tell anyone. You d-don't have to... I mean, I don't really care i-if, anyone asks...b-but I won't tell anyone about you. That'd be like...bullying.