[Akechi reaches out, putting his hand on her back and gently rubbing it. He's seen people do that before and it always seemed to help.]

I've found it's less about how long or how well you know someone and more about what they bring to your life.

[Even now, he wouldn't say he knows Akira and Ryuji well. But he knows how they make him feel. He knows that even if he wasn't close to the others, he can't help wondering what they would make of all of this, how they would do in the situation.]

Missing people truly has little to do with anything more than just wanting them in your life.