Alix stiffened and immediately backed away two steps. Realization then hit her that she might have acted very rudely by stepping away like that as if Jin was some deadly virus.
"I am sorry."
"For?"
"You are not some virus."
His brow twitched heavily.
"...Glad that misunderstanding got cleared."
Silence reigned.
For a moment, Jin felt lighter with their small banter, as if things between them were just like before.
On Alix's side, she had no clue what to do with her half-turned body which partially faced Jin and partially faced away from him.
*Meow*
Suddenly, two cats gathered near her feet, staring at her with their beautiful irises.
"...Hey."
Ai-chan rubbed her cheek against her leg, her warmth reminding her of the original Ai back in the room.
"They are really similar…" she muttered.
"They are indeed."
For some unknown reason, she couldn't look him straight in the eye so she focused on his jawline and asked, "...You are not at the office?"
