[Immediately, just as firmly as she did when Atsushi was here:]

He's not a handful! [OKAY, HE WAS. HE TOTALLY WAS. But there's a shake of her head as she fusses a little bit in denial.] Even when you were gone, he was always trying his best to keep moving forward... even though he was upset about it-

So don't talk about him like that....!

[SORRY, SHE'S ALWAYS DISTRACTED BY DEFENDING ATSUSHI'S MAIDEN HONOR]