At times like these, Yuuhi really wished he knew what to say to make things better. Mokona always seemed to be so good at that, but the little puffball had been missing for weeks now. He tried though; for as scary as it was for him, for a child like Chise or Ururu, it had to be much, much worse.

"I'm sure you did your best," he told her, putting an arm around her shoulder and giving it a gentle squeeze before letting go. "I don't think anyone could have been ready for something like that. It was sudden and... well, I'm just glad to see that most everyone is alright."

A lie, of course. Chise was the only one he'd seen so far that was fine. What about the others? He should've gone to the cafeteria most likely, but after last night, even the smell of food was enough to make him a little queasy.