[ She feels a little bad for asking now, especially when she's supposed to have an image of purity about her. It's what the Shirasagi Himegimi is about, after all, and why people look up to her. And yet, she is here as herself— Kamisato Ayaka. ]

I'm sorry... I thought that going out with a friend would... [ Ah, she can't even complete her sentence. Something about quelling her desire for a more intimate form of contact. ] make me feel normal again.

It's not working as well as I hoped it would.