That might be giving me a bit too much credit ... The other person sharing my trailer was kind enough to help talk me through the initial panic. And it definitely helps to know that I'm not alone.

[ Makoto squeezes Haru's hands back. She believes that they can find a way out here together. Whatever the Golden Peacock throws at them in the meantime ... they can weather that together, too.

[ Though she still looks a little crestfallen at the thought that Haru had been here a whole month. ]

And you're alright?