[ This is always the hard part, isn't it. The part where she has to talk like she's a reliable senpai who can point these kids in the right direction and soothe all their frayed feelings. That's exactly what Dreamer Ai-Doll was made to do and she's gotten pretty good at playing the part.

All the same... it makes her stomach turn a little sour to know all she can really do right now is pour out some platitudes for Hibiki to turn over in her head. Trying to be reliable and turning out hopeless...

Well. She understands that, at least. ]

I know. [ None of that feeling shows in her face and her voice is gentle and even. ] Everyone has thoughts like that when they get mad. It's just human nature. But because you were stuck in your Disturbance, it had to happen. But that doesn't make it your fault.

[ She reaches out, palm up, for Hibiki to settle her hand in Ai's. If she wants. ]

It's okay to not know how to handle things like this. Even grown-ups have trouble dealing with this kind of thing. ... you don't have to come up with all the answers on your own, you know.