[The more Hinata points out how dismissive Komaeda sounds, the more sheepish he starts to feel. He can feel his face burning, all the way to the cusps of his ears, and really... if he could just disappear, that would be great.]

Of course I believe you... so you don't have to keep repeating it.

[How could he not believe it? Hinata spent months by his side, caring for him, waiting for him. It would be impossible to just claim all of that were just a lie, because... even with Kamukura inside of him... Hinata isn't a liar.

Komaeda presses his fingers against the bridge of his nose, taking a couple slow, deep breaths through the nose—anything to just calm him a little bit—before meeting Hinata's gaze again.]

In the simulation... you would stare up at the sky a lot, I noticed. [He smiles some at the thought and leaves out the part where he would sometimes notice Hinata, sitting by the pool alone, watching the sky.

He doesn't miss the way Hinata glances at the curtains either, and within the steady silence of the room, the sound of his chair dragging against the floor is deafening when he stands. Still, Komaeda pays it no mind and walks his way (slow and steady) towards the windows. One-handedly, he slides those curtains open and stares up at the night sky.]

Hm... some things never change, do they? [He glances over his shoulder at Hinata,] they're different, but these are the stars you've been gazing at for months aren't they?

It feels like I'm a bit closer to you, just seeing this sky for the first time.