[ there's no small amount of relief on her face when haru mentions sugimura is out of the picture. he sounded positively vile. just the idea of someone hassling a friend of hers like that makes her feel sick to her stomach. ]

I hope you let him have it when you told him to get lost. Not that you should have ever had to deal with that, ever, but still....

[ yukari looks unsure for a brief moment before steeling her resolve and lightly placing a hand on haru's. ]

I'm sorry. Nobody deserves to be treated like they're a thing. And--sure, you offered, but you didn't have to answer my question. That means a lot so.... Thanks, Haru-chan.