[Mikan blinks a little at that. It's... a dark, yet sweet sentiment. Something in the air is changing - it's rather confusing. Ah, maybe Mikan's over-thinking things... she did bring up a horribly depressing topic, after all. It's natural for things to be downtrodden now, sullen, quiet.

Monika really is a good person. How could she or Mondo have ever thought otherwise?]

... I hope he doesn't. I hope he doesn't take an interest in you at all. Yes... as long as you stay away from him, things should be all right. We have our hope in that, and in each other.

[She doesn't quite smile - she can't bring herself to do it - but her face doesn't look as despondent as before.]

And maybe... once everything is safe, and things are calm, and we don't ever have to worry about him... maybe... we could be friends?