Reiko pulled her hands away sharply and Rika was almost surprised enough to show a bit of the hurt in her expression. Not that it mattered that much, it was just a stupid gesture, but for Reiko to pull away that quickly --

And to say those weird things while she was at it? "I'm not --" Rika started, frowning. It was true that she happened to share a first name, but to say she was a character? "I'm not some character, Reiko, I'm your friend! Your human friend, just like you're my human friend!"

It was as hard to say as ever, but the frustration forced it out, Rika's eyes wide and caught in an anger that hid pleading. "Shouldn't you be asking if someone did something to you?!" Rika demanded. "How did you forget everything only to make up stuff like this?"