Hokuto wondered if Momo was worried she'd lose it and throw a punch, too... or if she was just missing something. The bench wasn't far, though, so she murmured "All right." The day before she probably would have said "Hai, fukutaichou", but aside from being assured casualness was okay even at night, she was listening to Momo not as her subordinate but as her friend.

She squeezed Momo's shoulder once, gently, then moved to at least stand near the bench. If anyone exploded there wasn't likely to be much she could do, but she wasn't leaving until this had been resolved and she was sure Momo was all right. She'd be there for the shinigami if she was wanted; she couldn't know what the woman had gone through, but whatever it was... she could sympathize, at least.