[ Overcome with emotion, she hugs her friend back and rests her head on his shoulder. The tears won't stop. She thought they would. She hoped they would. Yata did say it was better to cry than to keep it in, but right now, she feels like a child.

... Well, in the end, she's only a child. ]

I want to meet Anna and the rest of HOMRA, I want to play more games with Eric, I want to take pictures and fill up a million albums with Tatara—

[ Kougyoku sobs, gasps for air, tightens her hold on the back of his shirt— ]

I want Izumo to be there to tell me "Welcome home" like he always does, I want to see Mikoto... and I... With you... [ She can't even say it. ]