Brisa nodded, slowly. "I ain't said this out loud afore now. But yeah. Both my partners in the fight with Lugia. At some point or other, I reckon I fell in love with them."
She laughed at herself, a tiny, voiceless sound.
"I love real hard an' fast, y'know. I'm used t'keepin' it in as best I can 'cause Frontier Town culture has elaborate courtin' etiquette an' frowns on open love. But I just can't help it. It just spills outta me."
She swallowed, considering the aftertaste of her confession.
"I feel a li'l like a fool. I told myself I'd rather have love fer however long I could, so long as I could, and now I'm strugglin' with the fear of pain to come, when I gotta say goodbye..."
She winced. This just got better and better.
"I even feel stupid fer thinkin' that there's anythin' that could come of this fer me t'lose. I don't got an abundance of confidence that either of 'em feels the way I do, or even if Astrid likes gals, fer heavens' sake. Let alone if they'll want a relationship, or mind me havin' multiplied feelings..."
...Oh, this explained why her heart had jumped when Starr mentioned liking girls. Brisa, you fucking moron.