I... I see.

Actually, a lot of the friendships Mokocchi has right now were initiated by her, were they not?

Mokocchi has the force of will to break out of solitude and the motivation to initiate action herself.

Suzu Well that's unexpected. I would have thought that you'd be the one who approached her first.

Naru Mokocchi invited me to have lunch together.

Suzu How did you get to know her?

Katou...

I wanna be friends with Kuroki-san since middle school too.

We've been friends since middle school.

What's your connection to Kuroki-san?

This is Kuroki-san's friend, Peni-...

We have a guest here today.

No, you might not be aware of this, but