I don't know how to balance joy and grief... That must take such control. [ She laughs sadly at the slight absurdity of juggling such disparate emotions. Even now, she's crystalizing every moment of their huddled existence in her mind, remembering it. Maybe she can use it later. The grief still feels somewhat overwhelming, but every so often joy from the kusamochi memory peeks into her mind as well, the smell of the treat wafting through the room. ]

Mm... I guess I can't really think of grief without thinking of someone... and my happiest moments are with my friends, too.

[ Her strength is in her bonds. But now that's been literalized, with her emotion magic, at least somewhat. She doesn't know how to get physically closer to them, so there's a small surge of emotion and light that emanates from her, bathing them in warmth and comfort.

Magic is a way of being with her friends at all times, even when she isn't. The fact that it hurts her heart a little to be with and without her friends at once... maybe she can use that, too. She nods to Komaeda. ]

I think I see. But... I'm still going to spend as much time with you all as I can, you know. While we still have it.