Anata ga nihongo o hanashimasu ka?

Akashi frowned a bit at Julia's response and her head drooped. 'H-Hai..." She said. "I knew that feeling once." Akashi admitted. "My house was made for two, for me and Mina-chan.. but... she left, she... and I have been trying to fill that gap ever since. I don't think about her as much and I don't..." kashi paused.

"When Cassie-chan was living with me, it was ok and I thought maybe I had someone like that in Tenshi-chan, but..." Akashi sighed heavily. "I've just been trying to fill a hole. I thought I would be fine just having sex, but I'm starting to get older. I need companionship and I'm starting to think that I was just never meant to have it..." Akashi nodded her head. "G-Gomen, Julia-chan. I didn't mean to get so serious. I promise I can perk up again!"

Julia wasn’t expecting her words to further sour Akashi’s mood. Once she saw the frown the cowgirl immediately started trying to think of something to say to cheer her mentor up. But then the sumo began her story, and it wasn’t long before Julia was frowning too. Much of the story involved people she wasn’t at all familiar with, but she got the point regardless.

When Akashi finished, Julia stepped toward her with her arms out. “Aww, c’mere,” she said, embracing her mentor with a hug. “Don’t go sayin’ stuff like that. I’m sure you’ll find someone. But don’t think you’re alone when ya also got all of us. We’d do anything for ya just like you would for any of us. Ya know that, right?”

Akashi was surprised when Julia hugged her but she gave a hard, squeezing hug back. Her own hugs were famous for being quite tight, and she was thankful for Julia's support. "Yosh!" She said and nodded. "Of course I think of you as family and I'm glad for everyone's support. It's comforting for sure, but it's not like I can take you all home and snuggle up with you at the end of the night." Akashi sighed.

"Maybe I'm juts looking in the wrong places? I've really only looked around AFW and it's been a mixed bag..." Akashi shrugged. "I'm not going to keep getting down about it, really. Sometimes, it just catches me off guard, that's all.' Akashi said and smiled at Julia.

A strained grunt was squeezed out of Julia when Akashi’s arms coiled tightly around her, though in this case the blonde didn’t mind it one bit. She was just glad she’d been able to offer some level of comfort to her mentor.

After the sumo spoke, Julia smile right back at her. “That’s good,” she said with a nod. “I meant it when I said I’d help ya find someone though. Can’t really guarantee anything, but really, I’ll do anything I can for ya.” She was going to have to do some research on the roster - maybe look for some potential options outside of it too. But the cowgirl now felt some determination to tackle this issue, or at the very least give it her best shot.