Yeah. It really was. [She always knows how to put things into words when he can't. They worked so seamlessly together. It was safe.

He laughs when she pokes him, squeezing her for a moment.]

You wouldn't abuse poor little helpless me, would you?

[He's silent for a moment, contemplating everything that's been weighing on his mind recently.]

well, I got a mini-lecture from Steve about how sometimes you have to be in the thick of battle and how I could learn something about tactics. I'd be more annoyed but it's difficult to stay angry at him.

I kissed Saori.