[This doesn't feel as personal as the concealment of Shinichi -- it's Sera's mom, and it makes sense that Sera would try to protect her. And knowing what Shinichi went through, what Ran has been through waiting for him and the position that she'll be in now . . . how could she not have empathy for that? It's immediate and very visible in her face.]
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[This doesn't feel as personal as the concealment of Shinichi -- it's Sera's mom, and it makes sense that Sera would try to protect her. And knowing what Shinichi went through, what Ran has been through waiting for him and the position that she'll be in now . . . how could she not have empathy for that? It's immediate and very visible in her face.]
[Softly,] What happened?