[ In true Ori fashion, though, as soon as her remarks are met with silence, even briefly, she has to wonder if she was maybe a bit much— until he dispels that momentary worry with the sweet sound of his laughter. She joins him in it, chuckling even as she reaches up to idly tuck her hair behind her ear. ]

Good. I can't promise that it'll always be like this, [ everyone has bad days, after all, but she's more forgiving of herself when those days do happen than she would have been before. ] but I'm doing my best.

[ And, she can't help it, but she closes the distance between them once more to wrap her arms around his waist. ]

I hope that I can keep surprising you every now and then, though.