[He just smiles at her gently. Makoto-chan is always that way, huh? Looking after him, taking care of him, and it's like Haru when he tried to stop Nagisa and Rei, but at the same time, different. And he appreciates it so much, but...]
It's okay.
[That's always his answer in the end.
Though he does pause to arrange his thoughts and takes a deep breath before beginning.]
When I was a child...there was a harbor I enjoyed visiting as often as I could. I was there so often that I made friends with an old fisherman who had a boat he'd take out often.
[...the fisherman was the best, okay, he gave him the PLOT-RELEVANT GOLDFISH but Makoto isn't going to go into that right now.]
But one day...there was a storm, and the ship sank. They were so close to shore, though...they were only three kilometers out from the shore, and still...everyone drowned.
[...It made a deep impression on kid Makoto, and even now, he runs a shaking hand over his face, breathing out quietly.]
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It's okay.
[That's always his answer in the end.
Though he does pause to arrange his thoughts and takes a deep breath before beginning.]
When I was a child...there was a harbor I enjoyed visiting as often as I could. I was there so often that I made friends with an old fisherman who had a boat he'd take out often.
[...the fisherman was the best, okay, he gave him the PLOT-RELEVANT GOLDFISH but Makoto isn't going to go into that right now.]
But one day...there was a storm, and the ship sank. They were so close to shore, though...they were only three kilometers out from the shore, and still...everyone drowned.
[...It made a deep impression on kid Makoto, and even now, he runs a shaking hand over his face, breathing out quietly.]