[Itsuki picks up on the hesitation and almost tells the other girl it's okay, she doesn't have to show her. Important must be an understatement-
-and then she sees it, and her thoughts screech to a halt. She doesn't know what it is, but she heard a story about something like this somewhat recently and she's terrified this might be a Soul Gem. But... she doesn't know. She didn't want to ask for any more information from Madoka then and she's regretting it just a little now. The breath she sucks in is automatic, as is the slight jerk back; some part of her recognizes she took Madoka's story a little harder than she realized at the time, and she'd taken it badly then. But... none of those things are this girl's problem. She has to keep calm, as best she can, and get her answers. Itsuki takes a deep breath, and tries to act... normal? As normal as she can after that, at any rate; it's a very big tell.]
It's pretty. I... the way I purify things isn't exactly gentle, so I don't think my way is good for that. I might need to ask a friend. [A pause, and then in a smaller voice:] What, um. What is it called? If you don't mind me asking?
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-and then she sees it, and her thoughts screech to a halt. She doesn't know what it is, but she heard a story about something like this somewhat recently and she's terrified this might be a Soul Gem. But... she doesn't know. She didn't want to ask for any more information from Madoka then and she's regretting it just a little now. The breath she sucks in is automatic, as is the slight jerk back; some part of her recognizes she took Madoka's story a little harder than she realized at the time, and she'd taken it badly then. But... none of those things are this girl's problem. She has to keep calm, as best she can, and get her answers. Itsuki takes a deep breath, and tries to act... normal? As normal as she can after that, at any rate; it's a very big tell.]
It's pretty. I... the way I purify things isn't exactly gentle, so I don't think my way is good for that. I might need to ask a friend. [A pause, and then in a smaller voice:] What, um. What is it called? If you don't mind me asking?