[Becky isn't given a chance to answer the question, because that's when everything gets worse.
As Reiko moves to shield them, Becky winds up breaking the hug to shift her body slightly in order to shield Aline with herself as well, almost entirely on instinct. If something happened to her, her Flame could possibly help her to recover from it quicker, but Aline has no such advantage as far as she's aware. As she does this, she grabs one hand and does not let go, refusing to let the other girl think for even a moment that she's going to be left alone here.
Once again, Becky doesn't care how hard Aline squeezes her hand; she can take it.]
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As Reiko moves to shield them, Becky winds up breaking the hug to shift her body slightly in order to shield Aline with herself as well, almost entirely on instinct. If something happened to her, her Flame could possibly help her to recover from it quicker, but Aline has no such advantage as far as she's aware. As she does this, she grabs one hand and does not let go, refusing to let the other girl think for even a moment that she's going to be left alone here.
Once again, Becky doesn't care how hard Aline squeezes her hand; she can take it.]