[Shirotsuki smiles at her silently wishing he could give her more confidence in herself.]

Haha well, at least you don't accidentally make it hard for yourself to breathe; that's already one point in your favor.

[He purposefully didn't use words like "choke" or "suffocate" so scare Hibiki. Shirotsuki casts a glance over at the petals.]

...It was difficult to say that name; I'm not even entirely sure why. It was like I had something stuck in my throat and I thought it might... Make me sad to say it.

Is that silly?