Okay, so even ignoring the sheer adorableness that is Ami, I love this moment a lot.
Earlier in the episode, Ami’s shown to have a cold exterior. She drops it for Luna, of course, because Luna’s cute and cats don’t know she’s the friendless genius. But then Usagi comes up. Usagi does know these things, and Ami knows she knows because Ami very pointedly noticed her at school and everyone at school knows who Ami is.
Yet Usagi talks to her like a normal person.
I didn’t include the cap of when Usagi first says hello, but Ami is so startled by it I have to wonder how long it’s been since someone her own age approached her. And Usagi is being incredibly Usagi, charming and caring and utterly adorable.
So Ami forgets herself for a moment, and says exactly what’s on her mind. She thought Luna was an angel. I’m willing to bet that Usagi coming and talking to her only strengthened that thought. A cat fell from the sky and suddenly someone, suddenly the girl she noticed earlier who was so happy and loved, is being friendly to her? That seems a whole lot like divine intervention to Ami. It’s the exact opposite of cold logic, and I love that that’s how Ami is on the inside.
And then she’s embarrassed. But Usagi thinks she’s cute and invites her to the arcade anyway.
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