"Not surprised, exactly..." Giving their all for lost causes seemed to run in the family, after all.
"I guess... if he's near Mikio-kun and the others, maybe word's getting around by now. About what's really going on." It's a big if and she knows it, but she's not eager to confront the alternatives just yet. "Maybe you're right. Maybe we'll all get home safe."
She sinks deeper into her chair, not really believing it - this isn't one of her storybooks, and a happy ending seems like such a silly thing to hope for when Shingo's been dead and buried for the better part of a year.
A stiff drink seems like the natural solution, but her heart's not in it; she's supposed to be the fun party girl, damn it, not the girl drinking alone in the dark. So she settles for the next best thing.