Suichi smiled as Reika tried out the food. He wished she had tried it before it had cooled down, but from what he could tell she enjoyed it. He felt somewhat relaxed in spite of the dire situation he knew he was in. Maybe, just maybe, he was still under the effects of his pushed-in-a-corner mode which was often heralded by a sudden calm. She then asked if there was a way to make the coffee sweeter and he nodded. He picked up the dish on the center of the table with the sugar packets in it and pulled it toward her. "There's two different kinds of sweetener: sugar which is considered natural and Splenda which is a man-made sweetener. It's probably a good idea to pick one over the other since they don't really mix well together." He then grabbed the dish with the cream packets and pulled it until it was next to the other dish. "In those packets is cream, which doesn't make it sweeter, but it does cut down the bitterness. I don't know how much sweetness you like, but too much sugar might make it taste worse than it is without sugar."

Since she didn't know much about human things he wanted to make sure that she understood what he was explaining. At the same time he didn't want to treat her like a child, so he simply explained things as if he were a friend explaining something that the other friend didn't know about. He still worried a bit that he might have missed explaining something, so he watched carefully ready to explain if anything came up. He then recalled exactly what the building Kasumi had suggested he go to; it was a shelter for the homeless. He could maybe show her how to end suffering via compassion.

He felt very hopeful that he could convince her. "When we're done here, we're going to stop at my father's shop to get some flowers before we go to where Kasumi suggested. I want to show you a way to help end suffering without death." That's right, all he had to do was show her other options. Better options. They were going to distribute flowers to brighten the day of the homeless people that lived there.

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Kyoko chatted positively with the girls that now surrounded both Chou and herself. Then came the big question: _"I just have to ask, Kyoko, how did it feel to use the new CR-Unit? It must've been such an honor to be chosen to test it out."_ This put a huge smile on Kyoko's face if there wasn't one there before.

She grabbed the girl's hands excitedly. "It was so smooth and cool and fun and wow I enjoyed it a lot! I'm so happy I got to keep it! I can't wait to use it against a Spirit! We'll definitely win with <Aether>. I hope everyone gets equipped with one soon."

This was her chance. Her chance to protect the people she swore to. To save lives. She wanted to stop the Spirits just as much as everyone here. Most of them had lost just as much as she did because of them. She didn't care about their true intentions even if they meant no harm they had caused the deaths of many especially before the Spacequake alarms were put into place.