Miku, Rin...

Is something the matter...?

<Kanade told me that you're resting because you're not feeling well.>

<Miku seemed really worried, so... I decided to join her.>

I see...

<Are you okay?>

<You look a little distraught.>

...

<Did you have a bad dream or something...?>

A bad...

...

I'd say so...

<Mafuyu...>

<What was your dream about?>

It was about that night...

<That night...?>

Yes...

When I told my mom how I really felt.

<Oh...>

She refused to accept it...

And then... My dad took her side...

<Your dad...?>

<But I thought he wasn't there that night.>

He wasn't.

But in my dream...

He said he was so disappointed about me not wanting to become a doctor...

<Mafuyu...>

<That sounds like a really scary dream...>

Scary...?

...

(That night, I told my mom how I really felt, but she refused to understand...)

(If my dad did the same thing...)

...

Is Mafuyu gonna be okay?

She's been sleeping since then, but she still seemed a bit restless...

*Nod*

She's afraid that her dad won't understand...

...

Which is keeping her from moving forward...

What...?

Mafuyu's been trying to move forward ever since she ran away from home that night...

But she's stuck...

What if her fear's preventing her from doing that...?

The fear of being rejected again.

Oh...

If that's the case...

I wanna help her.

Rin...

But I don't know how...

Hey, Rin!

That voice...

Heya!
Oh, Miku's with you today.

What brings you here?

So, this new fabric shop opened up the other day!

And I got my hands on some of their stuff for really cheap. I was thinking that I could make ribbons for everyone!

I bet you guys are gonna love...

Hold on. Did something happen?

Oh, umm...

Is it about Mafuyu...?
We heard that she isn't feeling well today and needs to rest.

Oh...

Yes, the thing is...

I see. So Mafuyu's...

*Nod*

...

She's afraid that her dad won't understand...

(This must be the result of what she experienced that night...)

(When her mom refused to accept how her own daughter felt.)

(It had to have taken a ton of courage for Mafuyu to tell her the truth...)

(If her dad ends up taking her mom's side, then Mafuyu's going to be forced to suffer even more...)

(I think anyone would be scared of that prospect...)

Mizuki...?

Oh, sorry...

I sorta understand what Mafuyu's going through right now...

Huh...?

So, umm...
To Mafuyu, her dad is a huge source of hope.

Him being family is probably a big reason why, but more importantly...

He seems to care a lot more about her well-being based on what I've been hearing about him recently.

Which is why it'd be awful if he were to go from being understanding to not...

There's even a chance that she'd end up in a worse situation than she is now.

Just thinking about it is pretty scary. Anyone would be petrified...

...

(But...)

(Having someone who you know is on your side is huge...)

(If Mafuyu is also able to have someone like that...
It'll give her a sense of security.)

So...