we so good at this

[Shuichi is still standing poker straight as Kaede wraps her arms around her. But that's what also makes it real. This is her, despite the fact that it completely defies all logic. He saw her die, and yet...the quaver in her voice she's trying to suppress, the feeling of her hands against his head and then his back...]

Y-yeah...it-- [He's spared having to string together an end to that sentence by a sudden interruption in the form of a cheerful, though slightly muffled robotic voice chiming from between them:] Get fifteen minutes of sunshine! Especially if you're in a cold climate. And don't forget the sunscreen!!

.....

[Is it too much to hope that Kaede didn't hear that? It's probably too much to hope she didn't hear that. Kill him.]