[She remains like that, perfectly still and silent, for a very long time. Something very serious is going on inside her, a transition from one point of view to another - there are some guys out there who make her feel small and delicate. Takami-senpai could probably carry her, too. Doesn't that mean that she's not too tall to be loved? She just needs to find the right guy?
And could it be one of these two? Takami or Axel?]
I coulda made it on my own, y'know. [There's no heart at all behind her objection. It sounds - and feels - more like an act that she's too used to playing.]