Cheerful girl was cheerful, and at the odd little request, Mitsuru gave a mighty blink. Mitsy...? But who was he to judge the habits of other people?
He tried to return the girl's smile, God knows he tried, but it was difficult. He was tired, in every sense of the term. This girl, this Maya, he could see how hard she tried. It would be senseless to let her effort go to waste, wouldn't it?
"... A-all right," said the boy, once the door was closed behind him.