[ Setsuna winced a bit at the reminder of how cowardly he'd been during that last meeting. He had actually ran too...

But that sheepish reaction was immediately overcome by quickened breath and an even faster heartbeat, as Sara took hold of his hands. Their warmth was all too familiar, as was the utter glee in her voice (his reward for bringing back that beautiful smile) and he couldn't stop his instinctive need to close his fingers over hers.

The touch wreaked havoc on any thought he might have had about dissuading her from believing in him. He was going to ruin everything. Why did he have to be so weak? But just that phrase ("Together, we can do anything"), it was enough to make him believe in the possibility, even if just for this moment.

Thankfully, he didn't have to flounder for a proper response, as she was already tossing a different question his way. One that he was wholly unprepared for. ]

"Unexpected... ?"

[ He blinked, wide-eyed, once or twice in confusion. This felt a lot riskier than it would have coming from anyone else... He attempted another shrug. ]

"You know me. I'm great at rolling with the punches. Unexpected crap keeps things interesting. Better than the same thing day after day."