The gestures don't go unnoticed, even for Sayaka who could miss nuances without even trying. But right from the stammering to the offered treat, this rare glimpse beneath Kyoko's hard exterior that she'd seen before only cemented that she had pegged the other girl wrong, more than once now.

Memories in a church worlds away crept up on her, an apple slapped away with hurtful pride. Letting go of a breath she hadn't even known she was holding, Sayaka reached for the offering

"C'mon. Let's go home," she said, shoving it mouthward.