[ If there's anything that helps here, it's all the reassurance. Illya still isn't sure how exactly she'll feel if she has to face a Torment - let alone a Nightmare again, but.. the more Ai says, the more it feels like she at least won't be alone in it. That there will always be someone to rely on, whether it's Ai or someone else.

.. Ai is really nice though, so Illya hopes it'll often be her.

The girl slowly nods. ]

I'll sign up. [ She releases a breath. Some tension disappears at least due to having made the decision, but there's still some antsiness for the future. ] About transferring and all that, I.. um, I'll have to think about it for a little while more first. I'd like to take things step by step, if that's okay..

[ It feels - through her experience so far - that Ai will find it okay, but Illya still can't help but word it this way. It's sheer instinct, habit.

Besides, she knows she has to take this step by step or she will just collapse like a fainting goat, honestly. ]