[ she moves to swat his hand away... and stops halfway, balling her hands into fists instead. ]

Don't say such things. Besides, that isn't the point and you know it, you oaf.

[ she sighs after a moment, looking away from chuuya as the anger finally boils away. this whole situation is a mess, isn't it? it's beyond messy. but it isn't as if yelling at chuuya will solve anything, no matter how obtuse he might be. ]

...either way, it doesn't matter. [ she sounds almost sullen. ] I told you, didn't I? I don't intend to chase this down for some time. We couldn't go back to Hinamizawa even if I wanted to, so there's no point in doing such things right now.

[ if it sounds like an excuse... well, there's a good reason for that. ]