[ His memory of that night was a little bit different, he remembered that night with some amount of pride, that he had managed to hold it together, at least a little, and help out his younger siblings... at least a little. But it's true then and it's true now that he's depended on Junko. In reality, he sort of always did from the moment she became more independent and more smart than him the moment he started high school. But he-- okay, he swallows and then answers her directly. Let's try to do this without studying- ]

Right now I've been -- working really hard at Tennis. If I can get good enough to place high in a regional within the next two years I've got -- you know. A real shot at going pro. But if I can't do it in that time, before I get that much closer to graduating [ So more or less around the same time he'd take the SAT, or at least the school mandated one ] I'll figure the rest of it out.

[ . . . ] A-and. And. I don't just want to get you a thanks for the sex gift I-- I wanted to get one which'll really impress you.

[ He smiles a little ] I'll work it out.