[ There's no time to be relieved when she feels the hold that's been kept on Steve by that thing lessen. All the weight Aerith has thrown behind her efforts pays off, but it proves to be closer to a mixed blessing as that shift in momentum makes her lose her footing, getting Steve through the window before they're both falling back to the ground.
Steve lands on Aerith and she's got just enough time to bring her hands up, trying to shield them both from knocking their heads together and making a bad situation worse. ]
Wow, you're heavy!
[ Awkward times call for awkward statements, blurted without a second thought before she's reaching to pull her staff free of his grasp - his bat knocked out of her hand and laying beside them after the impact - and squirm free. It's not like she's really had the time to devote to really sizing Steve up, what with the frantic chase and all, but she still wasn't expecting him to be quite so solid! ]
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Steve lands on Aerith and she's got just enough time to bring her hands up, trying to shield them both from knocking their heads together and making a bad situation worse. ]
Wow, you're heavy!
[ Awkward times call for awkward statements, blurted without a second thought before she's reaching to pull her staff free of his grasp - his bat knocked out of her hand and laying beside them after the impact - and squirm free. It's not like she's really had the time to devote to really sizing Steve up, what with the frantic chase and all, but she still wasn't expecting him to be quite so solid! ]