“But, why keep everyone until the next station? Why send them off in a hurry like robots?” Nozomi said. She sighed and rested her head on the counter. “I never even told her I had a crush on her…”

She stopped and looked at Kyoko.

“She was kind and cool and… way out of my league. Everyone I meet is like that. They’re either taken, not interested or they disappear before I can say anything.”

Wanna hit her with the egg now?