"Yes... Yes, I think so."

Kisa felt a similar shift--not so strange to her, since she wasn't as isolated as Chloe, but there was still something there she was unaccustomed to. She didn't have the words to express it, but it was a bond that went deeper than the senpai-kouhai relationship.

But alongside that was a new weight on her shoulders, something that she had a feeling would be occupying her mind for a long time to come.

"Will you?"