Mn, even if it takes a thousand years, I'm sure you're right. Hopefully, I'll become more patient by then.

[She knows they're all linked and intertwined to one another, it doesn't make waiting for them any easier, it doesn't make their absence any less painful.

But she's pulled away from her sorrow with Hotaru's cheer and smiles brightly.]

First stop, cotton candy, and some meat buns! Don't tell your mamas I fed you like this when they get here, okay? I'll never hear the end of it!