Suichi felt like there was hope when Reika accepted his hand. Which made him feel better than he did before. Unfortunately, the death talk did not stop and it seemed like she got the wrong idea from their explanation. This left him feeling still a bit worried, but that spark of hope still kept bright. A whole day. A lot could be accomplished in a day. Even though the world depended on it. He felt pretty sure his heart would give out right then and there. The survival of humanity was on his shoulders. That was quite a burden. He was very certain that she had the power to do what she said, and he couldn't count on any greater power to stop her if she did commit to such a dark act.

What could he do to show her why she shouldn't kill everyone on the planet? Their attempt to explain to her verbally failed due to her flawed logic. He doubted it would be easy to change that. He tightened his grip on her hand to hold onto it more firmly. He didn't want to lose this chance. Even with her focus on judgement, suffering, and death, Suichi couldn't help but think that maybe Reika was lonely. She didn't seem to understand the concept of friends when they first met. Perhaps the reason she killed people was because she herself was suffering and maybe she didn't understand it.

He looked at Kasumi and nodded. He remembered the building, but what was it that he could show her there? He had done work in the park with Father decorating it with flowers in decorative arrangements. He then stood up and bowed to Kasumi. "Thank you, Commander Kasumi. I'll be going now." Was it those six months of work on those flowers that Kasumi wanted him to show Reika? He couldn't think of anything else. Something told him he might be wrong though.

Suichi then noticed that Reika hadn't eaten her omelette or touched her coffee. He then looked at her with a worried expression. "Are you sure you don't want to try that? It is very good. The omelette was well made." He stated it in a way that he hoped projected that it was worth trying. He sat back down. "I can wait." He didn't want to rush Reika, nor did he want to push her. "You might not like the taste of the coffee, but the caffeine helps give you energy." He hoped the taste of human-made food would be a good first step towards her change of heart.

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Kyoko kept on grinning as Chou responded. "Yeah this thing's really cool. I hope I get to keep it."

She went to her side of the arena to get out of <Aether> and get changed back into her uniform. She then hustled back to where her commander had been watching from and received her praise. "Well, naturally! The real enemy is the Spirits."

She felt a bit surprised as Kenji spoke without any sign of frustration or anger. He must have some disappointment somewhere deep down she felt. He definitely had good control over his emotions that much was obvious. She felt a bit nervous when he patted on Chou's shoulder, but the feeling passed.

[i]“Oh? And tell Kyoko she did good too! Hell, she can keep the thing! My treat!”[/i]

This was the icing on the cake. Even though he spoke as if she wasn't there, she couldn't help but do a small dance at this news. "Awesome! I can't wait to see how well it'll do against a Spirit."