[ her forehead still has the writing on it, too. i love you.

elda is definitely too close for comfort, but orihime doesn't have it in her to tell elda to back up. she's not...doing anything strange, so it's alright. this is fine, for now. ]

Yes. After...after Angela-san, Judy-chan, and Nick-kun died, I...felt so weak and helpless. But...I didn't want to lose hope and give up on myself and everyone else here. I wanted to remember them fondly and leave those burdens behind, if I could.