[ Kido can feel her cheeks redden at the "cute" comment, but it's a cute memory and not a cute her so— anyways, it's better than conspiracy theories. ]

I've been ruining my hearing since I was young, so I guess I got used to it. Mostly it was to drown out other people's voices, my own thoughts, those sorts of things. I don't do it as much now.

[ It should probably be the other way around, having a carefree childhood and then gaining worries as one gets older, but it seems like a lot of people she's met has it the other way around too. Maybe it's better; it leans towards a good ending. ]