Ah — while that is quite noble of you, perhaps you should consider others feelings next time? I appreciate in this instance, but if we were friends I'd want to at least have the option of covering for you. Doesn't it feel nice to be relied upon?

[In this moment Rin isn't sure if she's speaking from the heart or some facsimile of sociable behavior. She thinks it's true that people are like that. True that friends would want to be able to cover for others as a token of gratitude for their time and company. But maybe it's also a bit too real. Maybe Rin wants people to truly rely on her. To trust her with parts of their lives to handle and care for.

This isn't the time or place to unpack that. Instead "Mitsuzuri" drinks down his own and orders a lemon drop.]