[Hanako's intangibility power should let him phase right through Cinnabar's mercury cage unharmed... but he makes no attempt to escape. He doesn't even bother to float, and Cinnabar can't remember the last time they saw Hanako touch the ground. Right now, he's not the ghostly Dreamer based on a spooky urban legend... he's a very-much-alive teenage boy, and he's got it bad for Nene Yashiro.]

...At least Yashiro-san didn't have to hear that.

[Nene seems to be the romantic type. Cinnabar's knowledge of romance comes mainly from shoujo manga (and the classic Bride of Teki-Terra, of course), but they're pretty sure that Nene won't want to know the lewd details of Amane's dreams. That's an entirely different category of manga, after all.

Cinnabar lets their cage melt back into a silver puddle on the ground - since this dream will disappear for another year, they don't have to worry too much about their poison harming the environment.]

You should probably move away from the tree so it can't pick up on your subconscious wishes.

[They pause, looking down at Hanako.]

...You really like her, don't you?