I know it isn't 25:00 yet...
But I wonder if anyone's already here.

<Oh, Enanan, what's up?>

<Hi, Amia. Is it just you here right now?>

<Yup. K's probably still working on her own.>

<Yuki said she'd join us after she finished her homework. That was about an hour ago, so she might log in soon!>

<Alright, I guess that means it'll be just the three of us again today.>

(Speaking of which, I wonder if Kanade replied back about the rough draft of my illustration.)

(No response...)

<So, K really hasn't logged on at all since then...>

<Seems that way.
To be fair, it's not the first time she's done something like this.>

<More importantly, I can't wait to see how the song K's working on turns out♪>

<I mean, she's basing it off of that really warm and cozy memory Mafuyu has of her mom!>

<Yeah, I'm also excited, but...>

<Warm, huh...>

(I didn't feel a single ounce of warmth when I talked to her on the phone that time...)

<Hey, Amia, when would you say you have warm feelings about your family?>

<Huh? Where's this coming from all of a sudden?>

<Just chatting. Come on, answer me.>

<Hmm... Well...>

<Whenever they let me be me, and make it clear that they see me for who I really am, I guess?>

<Yeah, that makes sense... I see.>

<Alright, Enanan, now it's your turn!>

<Wait, me?>

<Hey, I gave you a proper answer, didn't I?>

<So, it's your turn to answer.
When do you feel that sort of warmth with your family?>

<...>

(Warm isn't the word I'd use...)

(Yeah, I remember my chest feeling hot when I told him what I wanted to do in the future...)

(But that's probably altogether a different kind of emotion...)

(What else is there...?)

<Wait...>

<Oh, did you think of a good memory?>

<Yeah, I think so...>

<When I threw out my sketchbook, my mom actually took it out of the bin and saved it for me.>

<That was when I was still in junior high.
She kept it believing that I'd really regret it somewhere down the line...>

<When she gave it back to me, I was overcome with this sense of warmth...>

<You've told me a few times about her already, and she seems like an amazing mom.>

<I mean, I feel like she really gets who you are as a person, Enanan!>

<Maybe it's weird for me to say myself, but she is my mom, after all.>

(The warmth I felt that time might be similar to the sensation Mafuyu felt from that woman when she was small...)

(We probably didn't feel exactly the same thing, but...)

<I might try asking Yuki more about the warmth she felt when she gets here.>

<Yeah, that's a great idea!
It should help us a lot with our work!>

<Exactly. I hope she gets here soon.>