I know it isn't 25:00 yet...
But I wonder if anyone's already here.
<Oh, Enanan, what's up?>
<Hi, Amia. Is it just you here right now?>
<Yup. K's probably still working on her own.>
<Yuki said she'd join us after she finished her homework. That was about an hour ago, so she might log in soon!>
<Alright, I guess that means it'll be just the three of us again today.>
(Speaking of which, I wonder if Kanade replied back about the rough draft of my illustration.)
(No response...)
<So, K really hasn't logged on at all since then...>
<Seems that way.
To be fair, it's not the first time she's done something like this.>
<More importantly, I can't wait to see how the song K's working on turns out♪>
<I mean, she's basing it off of that really warm and cozy memory Mafuyu has of her mom!>
<Yeah, I'm also excited, but...>
<Warm, huh...>
<Thank you for being friends with Mafuyu.>
<By the way...>
<How did you two meet exactly?>
<If you don't mind me asking...>
<Mafuyu mentioned a friend who plays music. Is that you?>
Music...?
No, I'm not sure what you're talking about...
(I didn't feel a single ounce of warmth when I talked to her on the phone that time...)
<Hey, Amia, when would you say you have warm feelings about your family?>
<Huh? Where's this coming from all of a sudden?>
<Just chatting. Come on, answer me.>
<Hmm... Well...>
<Whenever they let me be me, and make it clear that they see me for who I really am, I guess?>
<Yeah, that makes sense... I see.>
<Alright, Enanan, now it's your turn!>
<Wait, me?>
<Hey, I gave you a proper answer, didn't I?>
<So, it's your turn to answer.
When do you feel that sort of warmth with your family?>
<...>
(Warm isn't the word I'd use...)
(Yeah, I remember my chest feeling hot when I told him what I wanted to do in the future...)
(But that's probably altogether a different kind of emotion...)
(What else is there...?)
<Wait...>
<Oh, did you think of a good memory?>
<Yeah, I think so...>
<When I threw out my sketchbook, my mom actually took it out of the bin and saved it for me.>
<That was when I was still in junior high.
She kept it believing that I'd really regret it somewhere down the line...>
<When she gave it back to me, I was overcome with this sense of warmth...>
<You've told me a few times about her already, and she seems like an amazing mom.>
<I mean, I feel like she really gets who you are as a person, Enanan!>
<Maybe it's weird for me to say myself, but she is my mom, after all.>
(The warmth I felt that time might be similar to the sensation Mafuyu felt from that woman when she was small...)
(We probably didn't feel exactly the same thing, but...)
<I might try asking Yuki more about the warmth she felt when she gets here.>
<Yeah, that's a great idea!
It should help us a lot with our work!>
<Exactly. I hope she gets here soon.>