[She wants to see him get mad. To fight. Even just say something really stupid. Not... not this. Her stomach is in knots. It's making her even more uneasy now.]

I spent years hiding from everyone and everything. I shut everything out so that it wouldn't hurt me. But then you all gave me my life back. I refuse to do that ever again.

[Futaba's trying so hard to be strong. Because he seems so weak right now.]

So. Too bad. I'm not going to stop. I'll never abandon one of my teammates. [...] If necessary I'll steal your heart right now.