[ the spiel is only slightly different from the explanations she's heard before and only half-remembers. kotone nods, finally, making a vague assenting noise as she reaches for one of the brownies and takes a bite. ]

That's fine. [ she folds her legs underneath her in the chair, taking a deep breath. ]

You're from mine and Akira's world, anyway, right? So... heh, guess that makes this easier. [ either he knows akira or that other life at shujin was an enormous coincidence. still. ] Where do you want me to start?

[ it's a somewhat odd way to put it, like she's used to thinking of this in terms of what her counselor might like to hear. ]