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I'll let you know. [ if she decides that...although the "when" is more appreciated than an "if" would be. she prefers, as a cynic, to prepare for the worst? ] Regardless, that's about all I know. Makoto, and Hope's Peak, and the differences in our appearances.

[Hope's Peak, huh? Was that the name of the school? Noted.]

My turn then. [Zoro taps his fork on the table.] Asked Mafuyu to be my... [his lips twist.] ... to be a captain on a day sailing trip. Watched Rudolph with a friend. Teaching a guy how to do precision driving. Going on a fishing trip soon. Going out on a sail with you sometime. Probably going to the beach sometime this weekend.

See? Nothing dangerous.

And did any of those work so far...? Watching Rudolph with a friend or the like.

[ also, she sounds dubious. NONE OF IT SOUNDS IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS, AND YET ]

A lot of it hasn't happened yet.

[but. hey. wait.] What's with that tone?

...You're a trouble magnet.

Not when I'm watching Rudolph!

Now I'm wondering if such a claim will jinx your movie screening...?

Keep it up and I won't pay for you.

[ covering a tiny smile with her hand... ]

At any rate, please let me know if things do go wrong with any of those...? It's better to hear it from you than second hand later.

Yeah, I'll call you up if I almost die.

[he says this but then doesn't call her up when he accidentally almost drowns himself. nice going zoro]

Mm...I'll hold you to that, Ryouta. Even if I can't help...it would be preferable to be able to support you at least in listening.

Don't tell me you're on this, too.

["support". everyone around him was suddenly obsessed with it. Stop burdening yourself. He would handle it. Why wouldn't anyone trust him on that?]

You don't need to support me for anything, Kyouko.

It isn't about needing to, is it? After all, how many people in this city do you really think I could say "those" words to...

Few to none. Why you should only need to rely on me, not the other way around.

Don't be cruel, Ryouta. Those things we don't say to one another are true, after all...so don't try to make me do something half-hearted. Protection from caring about you isn't something I'll ever want.

[sometimes he's astounded that she's related to him.]

So what do you expect me to do?

...Rely on me like I rely on you. Granted, our strengths are different, but...

[ ... ]

...even so, isn't that the point of what we are to one another?

[Zoro frowns, picking his teeth with his tongue.

"What we are to one another." Damn. How the hell is he supposed to stand up to that?

He glances away.]

You've got enough to worry about.

I worry more when I don't know what it is you're making yourself handle on your own, you know...

Thought the "what" was pretty obvious by now.

...To a degree. Well, I won't make you rely on me ever, but...hm. You are very important to me, you know.

[What is he supposed to say to that? yeah. You are,
too. She already knows things like that, right? He sighs.]

I'm better answering questions. You're the only one good at trying to figure out what people want to know.

Hm...well, I think my question is just "what is it you're thinking about" repeated into the future...for now, it's enough to understand where we stand on that kind of thing, I think.

That's just opening yourself up to a lot of bullshit thoughts, Kyouko.

[3 am Tom Hanks movie commentary?? Possibly coming your way.]

I genuinely don't mind. But I suppose that means I should think of some myself?

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