I'm helping!
-Said with that happy "please-don't-let-me-be-wrong" tone-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?Thank you for... thank you!
-Edges up closer, snuggling against one of the couch pillows-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?We're friends.
-She didn't seem to have any angle to saying this beyond just happily saying it-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-Gracia tentatively reached out for Erin, stopping a bit in front of her, letting her hand hang there-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?...
-She puts her hand down-
I don't like noise. Especially when nobody else hears. And they think I'm being silly but it's there and I hear it and nobody—
...
I won't touch you, I promise.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-Hugs the pillow a little closer, not sure where to put all her usual clinginess with someone whose space she wants to respect-
-Chews on it a little-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-She notices she's being addressed, snapping out of it and taking a moment to let the words reach her brain a second time-
-Smiles, squeezing a little tighter-
-It's not the same, but it's enough. And she's worth it-
I like it when you talk.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?

-Gracia hummed a little along with the music, struggling to match the complexity of the tune-
-Sadly, you cannot hum in overlay-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?