[ She hadn't understood Geto - at least, not at the point he had arrived at, when last she saw him in Shinjuku. But she was there, healing him after he'd watched Amanai's assassination, after Zenin defeated him. There, when Nanami and Haibara returned (when only Nanami returned). She had been there, too, hadn't she? Yet still—

She couldn't understand how he would end up killing all those people. How he would decide that a world rid of non-sorcerers would be the solution. Stupid, so stupid. She was there, too, so why didn't he just— talk to her? Let her help? She couldn't go on missions with him in place of Satoru, but still, anything—

A humorless laugh. ]

Yeah, so hurry up.

[ She reaches up to give him a decisive but no less lightly-given little chop on the head with her hand, of course... before turning her hand to pat his head instead. ]

This isn't like being at Jujutsu High. You're not the only one Dr. Bei is counting on. I know you still know how to work with people, so don't go acting like you're too cool. You're not fooling anyone anyway, dumbass.

[ A bit of tough love, maybe, but maybe it's what he needs. Maybe... it's what Geto needed, too. If she could have really been there... ]