but there's this one giant fly in her ointment.

Looks like she really wants me to pet her...

pet me!

pet!

me!

pet

pat

headpats, plox!

Chirakashi has this so-called 'pain point' with journeying together due to her going through an emotionally-sensitive period.

To deal with this, someone suggested to me a drastic measure—petting her to force her into getting used to things.

I did try it out a few times...

but instead of helping her with her issue...

I'd say it just made it worse.

wag

shake

wag

shake