[ Ah. This girl's even more wary than Ai had initially thought – it stirs something like concern in her chest and she finally sets her sunglasses properly on top of her head and offers Illya what she hopes is a reassuring hand. ]

You don't have to do anything you're not ready to do. If you decide it's not for you, then nobody's going to try and force you. What sort of horrible grown ups would we be if we tried that?

[ Her smile is warm and encouraging – but it's gentle, too. ]

Big changes are scary. All I want to do is try and make it just a little less scary for you. Okay?