[ Usually, she might protest. Then again usually, she only sought out comfort when things were a little too alien to keep up with. Rebelling electronics aside, this? Isn't so utterly insane she can't handle it step by step.

Her hand curls around his, and that unnamable itch soothes. It's easier to face the world with someone at her side right now. It's not often or always an option.

Persona is a new word, but the concept behind what he says is one that easily captures her imagination. A conversation with Rei the day before (or the day before that; she's uncertain of what has happened when the last handful of days), about energy and emotions and what it means to have the strength to fight, in whatever manner one is capable of performing. ]

I haven't seen anything quite like it before. [ For Yuna and Karl, it had been summoning others; Yuna called them friends. Karl tried to respect those he summoned. Neither were generated by the bonds they had; both had a bond with the summoner, but it wasn't the same thing. She appreciates that, but it's not wondering at the nature of those bonds that has her giving his hand a small squeeze, looking forward. ]

Narukami-san, that kind of strength... the strength of bonds we have with people, the good and the bad ones. Do you think that's a strength others can use? That they can take away from us?

[ It's hard to frame this, since it's borrowed (but considered) logic. ]

The strength of anything we feel. Does that have an energy?