[Shared pain, shared trauma, stress... Was that the point? To force accelerated bonds?] And what happens when we do?

[As to that second answer... Coco, plz. But it does get something that's almost a laugh, even if there's a slightly...ragged edge of emotion to it.]

I promise my intentions are pure, Coco-san. As lovely as Nyaf-ya is, I seem to still be spoken for despite everything. I just want to see how she is.