[The tune comes to a stuttering halt as she feels that pressure against her side. It's so light, just a slight brush of their arms, but for Kanade, who hasn't had any sort of close contact with others since she'd clung desperately to her father as she waited for the paramedics what feels like a lifetime ago... it might as well have been an electric shock.

She wants to chase that feeling, to feel more of that comforting weight. But... would it be appropriate? The last thing she wants to do is weird Mafuyu out and ruin the mood of their outing, so she shuffles in her seat a little, hoping to hide the way she seemed to jump at such a tiny little thing, and stamps back hard on that urge.]

I- [Even her voice sounds a little off - like something's constricting around her throat. She swallows past that lump, clears her throat, and tries to speak again.] I'm just trying to think... maybe our next song can be something light. Slowly moving, flowing like the water and the fish...