Then you'll have to take a scolding in his stead! Responsible young ladies shouldn't do such things, you know. It's untoward.

[ her heart laughs well before her throat does. neither one of them fits that mold, in even the slightest way. none of the three of them, she suspects. ]

Is that so? You should commend her judgment. [ no laughter this time. but the ancient thing within satoko rumbles, shifts - a satisfied exhale, a smirk taken to geological scale. ] Unlike some white-haired individuals, she clearly knows a problem when she sees one.