Another mission accomplished, team. Aerrow says, and leads the rest of the team to the dining room, probably for a congratulatory dinner. But you stay behind for a split second and warmly smile in my direction. My heart stops and I get all sweaty. I worry about how to react, so I just end up getting all giddy and smiling back.

C'mon, Stork. The sound of my name escaping from your delicate lips is enough to send me into a spiral, and my eyes twitches. You laugh and take me by the hand. My stomach twists and ties, and not just because I can smell the horrid stench of Junko's tentacle salad.