Only the ocean

Hanako stared, wide eyed and dumbfounded as a stranger sprung out at her from the shadows. To her credit Hanako didn't leap out of her skin or stumble back into the shards of glass, she remained frozen where she was, her mind working over time to try and figure out what the hell had just happened.  Either this was a case of mistaken identity or the girl in question just liked to jump out at people for the hell of it. The stranger, who had seemingly fallen into the floor in shock, remained where she was, as though she thought if she laid really really still Hanako would forget that she was there. Hmm, Hanako felt as though the former was true, why else would she act so sheepishly?

Oh man this was too much. Hanako bit her lips as she struggled to contain her giggles. Then like water bursting from a dam she erupted in a full bout of laughter, her sides heaving as her eyes crinkled in amusement. It really was funny and Hanako certainly wasn't faking it,  but laughter seemed like the easiest way to break the strained silence that had formed. Old habits died hard, and all that.

"I'm- " Hanako wheezed, cut off by more waves of laughter. Light and soft, echoing off the walls of the abandoned building. "I'm sorry it's just the way you fell. Just...Dunk!" An undignified snort ripped from her nose and Hanako had to hold her breath to stop herself from bursting out into another fit. Instead she clambered through the window, over the debris and tangled wires till she was a few feet away. "Are you okay? You're not hurt are you?"

Hanako gave her a look over, her gaze roving over her pale girl as she checked for injuries or any blood. She seemed okay but what did Hanako know?