Back home, the plans have changed. The suitcases that were supposed to be packed stay buried in closets.
Ryoma's ruined conditioning plan makes the decision easy, even if it hurts a little. No one says it out loud, but everyone understands the same thing: this fight has already taken more than it was supposed to.
Okabe and Ryohei were the first to accept it. Fumiko was never really too serious about it in the first place. Kaori and Nanako were a bit disappointed, but not too much.
So instead, they gather something else.
The idea comes together at Shimizu's soba shop, a place that smells of broth and old wood. It's not built for events. No television hangs on the wall.
Ryohei brings it up first, scratching the back of his head like he's thinking out loud.
"What if we rent a projector?" he says. "Project the broadcast onto the wall. Big enough for everyone."
Shimizu-san pauses mid-motion, brows knitting, not in reluctance but calculation.
