[i]What do I do? What can I do?[/i]

Mayumi continued to watch, helpless, as the girl finally summoned her angel and brought her weapon to Suichi's neck. Kasumi was screaming at her to get away from them but... she... she couldn't abandon him. She felt like she needed to stay, but what could she do if she stayed? It was all overwhelming her and she just wanted it all to go away.

God, she hasn't felt this helpless since...

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[i]Yo. Long time no see.

You were doing really well. I saw. It's frustrating, isn't it?

...Don't worry. I'll handle it from here.

For now, you just calm down and take a break.[/i]

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"Man, this is really annoying," Mayumi said, suddenly standing up and stretching.

"Hey, girl," this time towards the Spirit. "You seem to be awfully obsessed with the end. You keep on and on about death and stuff. About fate and shit."

There was no bubbliness in her voice anymore, and any uncertainty or helplessness she might have shown before was now gone.

"But you know, the end isn't everything. Of course everyone dies eventually, but why are you focusing on such a small aspect of someone's life? Why does the certainty of death mean the absolute disregard of everything else?"

She then gently chopped Suichi on the head.

"And you, boy, where did that come from all of a sudden?" she asked, obviously about his offer of a date.

"Man, this is some shit. I think everyone just needs to calm down, talk to each other, and think through things. Without waving weapons around."