[What Ouse wants to do: gather Yuri up in her arms, nuzzle into her hair for a long moment, laughing, and assure her everything is fine until the laughter subsides.

What Ouse would do if it were later in the month: that.

What Ouse actually does do: give a little baffled huff of a laugh, shake her head... and clench her hands a bit harder together to resist the urge to touch Yuri.]

Why would I ever do that? You've already gone well above and beyond what you should need to do... for me or anyone else. I knew you wanted practice as well, so if we've accomplished that, then I think today was good for both of us.

[And Ouse didn't break her promise to herself to get too close to Yuri. Double win.]