[He buries his face in his knees, ears laid back in his hair. Normally he's full of fire, ready to take on the world, but now -- he looks like what he is. Just a really upset kid.]

... he just left us. Like we didn't matter at all. He just gave up like he... like he didn't have anythin' left.

He said --

[Kotarou swallows, hard. Because it sounds so stupid now. He almost doesn't want to admit it.]

... said we could still be like a family. Even after. And he gave up.