...you don't have to plead like that, Aisaka-san. Of course I trust you.

[ If Ryoko was allowed to make her own decisions, allowed to feel however she wanted... of course Taiga deserved the same. She couldn't tell her how to feel. It wouldn't be right. ]

For now, you don't have to think about it. We don't have to look that hard at the past, or we'll start to feel worse.

[ She says as if it's as easy as closing a book, as if this whole thing didn't sprout from her being unable to let go of her insecurities. ]

We're going to make this a great Christmas for everyone. Something to give us something to look forward to. Okay?