[She doesn't miss that hitch. Is she...missing something? Hopefully she wasn't being insensitive with her prattling, she'd feel pretty bad about that.]

[Either way, there's probably something bothering him. He might not be as willing to talk about it as she might be, but maybe he needs someone to listen too. How does she offer without prying?]

[She thinks for a moment...then she gets up and moves to sit next to him. There! Mission accomplished!]

That's true.

[It's made her realize just how short life is, and how much she wants to experience with the time she has.]

But it makes us grateful for the time we got, too. People like Tatsumaki-chan, like you, helped me not to be bitter about it.

[Her shoulder lightly bumps his.]

Thank you.