… I… I’ll talk to him about it. Give me the terms and I’ll talk to him about it.

[ ayaka looks shocked, trying to figure out if there’s any deception in ish’s eyes. somehow, finding none only scares her more. ]

Doesn’t it scare you, Ish? You don’t know what this sort of thing could cause. I could be… I don’t know, I could be using you, or just baiting you into doing something that I want and…

[ her voice dies down as she realizes that she’s only projecting her own fears and traumas onto ish. ]

I’m sorry. I shouldn’t be pushing my issues onto you.