Nico knows, of course, that everything she said was true. Yet knowing Maki, she fully expects her to continue her pitiable protests for hours to come rather than utter the words 'you're right'.

But not a single word of protest leaves her mouth, and instead, she reaches for her hand. This situation feels so alien to Nico that she honestly has no idea what to do. Her shoulders tense, and her first instinct dictates she should pull back her hand, but even she knows well enough not to act on it.

"... Oy," she says after a brief yet uncomfortably weighty pause. "What is it?"