[Akame briefly tenses up at his discovery of her presence, blinking in surprise. Uh. Well. Ha...ha...

How to explain...

Akame rises from her hiding place, looking up at Nic somewhat awkwardly in response to his flat look.]

I...thought I'd try a diversion...

[Aka that moment when you realize you may have gone a little too far in your efforts

(#shetried)

She sighs a little, and looks off to the side. Senpai she may have been trying to impress you (and probably didn't)...]

...If the book was yours, I made sure to save your place in it. It...seemed pretty thick.

[She did that much, okay...]