Soyo's laughter gradually subsided, but the curve of her lips was more natural than it had ever been.
She looked at Anon's sparkling eyes, suddenly feeling the heavy weight in her chest crack open just a little.
"…Are you really going to bring them over?" she asked softly, her fingers unconsciously twisting a lock of her hair. "Riki might complain it's too noisy, Tomori will probably be too nervous to speak, and Rana might scatter matcha candy everywhere…"
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