[ agree to disagree. makoto's naiveté is bound to get him killed someday, like a curse that continues resurrecting in greater increments until the finish. he's already landed himself into enough conundrums dealing with the various monsters and unintelligible creatures he's encountered in ViViD alone.

if nothing else, he's content with leaving it on that note, slumping back to his spot on the bench to assess minatsuki at face-value. ]

You shouldn't call your family that.

[ but it's not like he's ever met the guy — he could be nothing short of horrible, and judging from her reaction, his expression abruptly falls. ]

So you arrived here by yourself? Weren't you scared? It's not like I can believe what CERES is telling us, but you couldn't have been fine with the way things turned out, especially while you were on your own.