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You can do that with anyone.

Then how do you know if you're besties or not? If they say you are.

A best friend is the friend who's most important to you.

But affection meters are hidden.

[ ... ]

... Aoi did like taking pictures together. And trading chocolate back and forth.

You can like it.

But you can't just decide someone is that important just because they say.

Then he was lying?

Maybe not, but people do throw words around really carelessly.

[ confusing... ]

... But Aoi can still be sad?

So you are sad.

... Aoi's been sad a lot since coming here. It's strange.

That's called having feelings.

Aoi preferred before... When Aoi didn't have to think about this kind of thing...

No one actually wants to think about people they care about dying.

[ unless they're psychotic but he keeps that to himself. ]

[ that makes sense... ]

But we have to?

While here, yes. Since it's likely to happen.