[ Cat Noir stops her before she can say more, before she can comment on being sick or getting cold feet. It's enough to snap her out of it for a second, eyes darting up to meet his.
Pretend they're somewhere else... She can give it a try, she supposes? Besides, even if it's just for a moment it's kind of easy to do that when he's commanding her attention.
Pretend like we're somewhere else.
Maybe that's the trick, focus on just him. It's worth a shot, since his presence does help calm her. ]
Somewhere else... Yeah, okay.
[ It gives her an idea, and she offers a shaky smile to show she's ready to try. Honestly, how the hell he does this all the time as a model she'll never really understand, but suppose she can manage faking it till she makes it this time. People are counting on her, Ladybug and Cat Noir, the people of Paris. Thinking about the pressure from THAT angle helps. She thinks about it a little more personally, though, still.
Her dad, their friends, Adrien. She can't let them down and she especially can't let him down. He'd taken such a huge chance on her by bringing her the Snake Miraculous. He thought she could do this. Hell if she's gonna prove him wrong.
Someone comes over and excuses themselves to Cat Noir long enough to set up the microphone overhead, which won't be visible on camera but should pick up her voice. Piper is already tuning him out, along with everyone else. ]
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Pretend they're somewhere else... She can give it a try, she supposes? Besides, even if it's just for a moment it's kind of easy to do that when he's commanding her attention.
Pretend like we're somewhere else.
Maybe that's the trick, focus on just him. It's worth a shot, since his presence does help calm her. ]
Somewhere else... Yeah, okay.
[ It gives her an idea, and she offers a shaky smile to show she's ready to try. Honestly, how the hell he does this all the time as a model she'll never really understand, but suppose she can manage faking it till she makes it this time. People are counting on her, Ladybug and Cat Noir, the people of Paris. Thinking about the pressure from THAT angle helps. She thinks about it a little more personally, though, still.
Her dad, their friends, Adrien. She can't let them down and she especially can't let him down. He'd taken such a huge chance on her by bringing her the Snake Miraculous. He thought she could do this. Hell if she's gonna prove him wrong.
Someone comes over and excuses themselves to Cat Noir long enough to set up the microphone overhead, which won't be visible on camera but should pick up her voice. Piper is already tuning him out, along with everyone else. ]
Can I borrow your hand for a minute, Chat?