Her blank face remained still as Akihiko agreed with her. That wasn't it. Wait. That was true, but--it was more than just SEES...which was disbanded, anyway, wasn't it? Not that he knew, but...
She tried not to admit it to herself, but she'd never been all that good at lying, either. She needed him to be happy. To see joy on his face, to see that in spite of everything that happened, and has yet to happen - that it was all worth something, in the end.
She couldn't admit to it. That would be selfish of her, and...The Seal couldn't be selfish.
Could she? In this world? She hadn't wanted to consider it, the risk being too dire. Any moment now, the other shoe could drop.
"It means..." Minako mulled over her answer for a moment, her smile finally returning as she straightened up, letting her hand reluctantly drop back into her own lap. "Eating all the beef bowls you can manage before you make yourself sick!"
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She tried not to admit it to herself, but she'd never been all that good at lying, either. She needed him to be happy. To see joy on his face, to see that in spite of everything that happened, and has yet to happen - that it was all worth something, in the end.
She couldn't admit to it. That would be selfish of her, and...The Seal couldn't be selfish.
Could she? In this world? She hadn't wanted to consider it, the risk being too dire. Any moment now, the other shoe could drop.
"It means..." Minako mulled over her answer for a moment, her smile finally returning as she straightened up, letting her hand reluctantly drop back into her own lap. "Eating all the beef bowls you can manage before you make yourself sick!"