[ She follows along without a fuss. In a way, it's good for her to keep moving and to focus on her friend alone. She knows she could never hurt him and it helps her block out everything else, it helps her to ignore the pain in her stomach and the settle the worry in her heart.

It's why she listens quietly and intently, glancing up to Yukio as they walk before her gaze falls forward again. Shiemi isn't sure what's going to happen to her, if all of this would get worse before it got better or if it would even get better but she had to hope, right?

She had to be strong like the weeds just like Kamiki has said. ]

You're right. [ She finally says, looking back up and nodding. ] It's going to be rough but we can figure something out and I'm sure it'll somehow work out. I shouldn't be so hard on myself either...

[ She smiles again but this time, it resembles her familiar smiles from home and she laughs. ] Thank you, Yuki.

[ And she truly does mean it. Still, her focus changes again as she steers them toward a store that is filled with all sorts of things like the tourist shops back in Inari. Shiemi is mostly just happy to be out of the sun, the store offering her eyes a chance to relax and adjust to the low light. Carefully, she lowers her hood and glances around with a little bit of wonderment.

Her focus is on the sunglasses though and slips on a pair, turning back to Yukio with another smile. ]

Yuki, look at these! [ Shiemi, no. Even if they are utterly cute. ]