[As the others walk over to him, he glances their ways, expression uncharacteristically desperate- he's so lost. He doesn't know what to say. But if he doesn't come up with something, everyone's going to die, and it'll be all his fault--

But it isn't.

Because they're all in this together.

When he looks ahead again, it's still lacking in confidence, still quietly terrified of the weight of his words. It's so, so hard to say what you feel on an ordinary day, and the fact that what he feels may be wrong, may cause grave consequences is not lost on him.

But he has to say something. So, taking in a deep breath, he tries to speak again, voice wavering just slightly.]

I... My hope is that everyone here can survive. Not just this, but everything else that might happen here. I don't want to lose anyone again. [He's so scared of loss. He's still recovering from his first.]

My hope is for everyone to live.

My dream is... [so, so stupid his mind says, but he pushes it aside.] My dream is to leave my family and never go back, and see more of the world instead. I couldn't ever escape them before, and there's so many things I wanted to see when I was little that I gave up on. I told myself it was impossible. That it'd be better just to stay here in Hirajiro if that meant getting away from them.

But I still want to see so much more. So... that's my dream. To be able to see more of the world for myself, without being tied back by my family.

[And then, he holds his breath. Not even daring to look up, for fear of what might come as a result.]