[She won't say he isn't helpful, that's for sure. He's a hard worker, and she genuinely appreciates that he goes above and beyond the basic duties of a deliveryperson. Even staying late...]
[...]
Strife-san, there's something I've been meaning to ask. And I haven't because I didn't want you to think I had any problems with your work, or that I was suspicious, or... I like having you here a lot!
[She resists the urge to get too wound up about it, refraining from waving her hands, and instead turning to face him directly.]
Did you take this job because you were worried about me? Because of the other self you saw when we first met?
[Orihime strongly suspects he's been trying to watch out for her just because she'd been so fearful and browbeaten as Aizen's puppet. And if that's the case, it would be wrong of her to let him keep worrying about something that never happened.]
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[She won't say he isn't helpful, that's for sure. He's a hard worker, and she genuinely appreciates that he goes above and beyond the basic duties of a deliveryperson. Even staying late...]
[...]
Strife-san, there's something I've been meaning to ask. And I haven't because I didn't want you to think I had any problems with your work, or that I was suspicious, or... I like having you here a lot!
[She resists the urge to get too wound up about it, refraining from waving her hands, and instead turning to face him directly.]
Did you take this job because you were worried about me? Because of the other self you saw when we first met?
[Orihime strongly suspects he's been trying to watch out for her just because she'd been so fearful and browbeaten as Aizen's puppet. And if that's the case, it would be wrong of her to let him keep worrying about something that never happened.]