Truly, who knew what kind of shouting they would need to do when they finally made it to Japan? Kyoko wouldn't begrudge it when the time came. But calling it a tradition was maybe a way of trying to force a little bit of hope--twice wasn't enough for a tradition, so they had to get out of here and keep it going. Maybe that was silly, but so was Kyoko.

As Kaito leaned into Shinji's touch, Kyoko took the moment to settle herself back down again--no more leaning over them and hogging the spotlight, it was time to try to calm down. "Mm." She tucked her head against Kaito's shoulder and gave Shinji's hand another warm little squeeze. "We'll... we'll manage somehow. It's a promise."