"And I’m here for you, no matter what," she said, bowing her head. With how the X-Ray Room’s clue had exacerbated the tension in the hospital, Tsubaki felt like she needed to emphasis that point again. No matter what anyone else said, no matter what anyone else did, she was going to protect her friends from as much pain and suffering as she could.

Because of that, if the cure itself was going to put the infected at risk--blindly cutting someone open was risky no matter how you looked at it--Tsubaki was a bit hesitant to advocate for the direct approach. Sora seemed intent on going straight for the kill, so to speak, but she wasn’t sure so sure about Leanne…

"I don’t really get what the clue is supposed to mean, but it sounds like a lot of people are getting ready to test it out." Tsubaki gave the other girl an uncertain look. "Were you thinking that, too?"