[ they continue complaining as the girls ignore them to enact their shoujo moment, with haru giving makoto's hands a gentle little squeeze. it's selfish to be so happy to see her, but... she'd missed her. ]

Oh, I see.... You're so strong as always, Mako-chan, for keeping such a cool head in these unusual circumstances.

[ to say the least! yikes!!! ]

Um, not long, compared to Yusuke and Akira... but around a month and a half, I think.