[ It's better than nothing, isn't it? Illya is just hoping she can do anything for the other at all. Leaving Hibiki alone right now seems like a terrible idea, so if they're going to eat ice cream together, at least they'll be together. At least she'll have a chance to try and help distract the other girl from what's troubling her so much that she can't even talk about it.

So though everything is obviously not suddenly all okay with Hibiki agreeing, it's still a little bit of relief for Illya. At least it feels like she hasn't totally failed here. ]

Thank you..!

[ It's why that 'thank you' also sounds so genuine. It feels like Hibiki is doing her a huge favor by going along with this.

Illya already starts dragging her in the direction of the ice cream stall, still holding onto the other's hand after Hibiki started holding it. It still feels a little bit too much like Hibiki will disappear if she lets go for her to do exactly that. ]

Hey, hey, what flavors do you like? You should get those! You deserve to give yourself a treat, Hibiki-san..! [ Maybe Illya is a little too energetic by Illya standards.

But she can't help it. She really wants to help cheer the other up a little, so she's giving it her all.. ]