[And this is the point at which Chiaki has had enough of being a passive observer and decides to take a more active role in her father's affairs. She had initially resolved - outside of a cursory introduction before - mostly to watch, having played more than enough games where interfering in the time stream inadvertently caused a disaster. But she's played just as many where doing so averted one, and now is the time.]

Father... don't listen to her.

W-what...?

You're not weak. You can do it.

B-but I... I can't!

You can. I know you can. You've never been weak. I think you look really manly when you're programming.

R... really?

Of course. So don't listen to what anyone else says. You're the Ultimate Programmer. You've done amazing things. You've created so many amazing things. [She stops short of saying 'like me.' He doesn't need to think about that right now.] So let me help. I'll hum the Tetris theme to help you concentrate. Just listen to my voice.

[And a certain song begins to play in Chihiro's head. Seemingly snapping out of his reverie, he starts humming it under his breath as well, going otherwise silent as he turns back to the monitor and starts typing at least twice as fast as before. Folders fly open, text scrolls across the screen... it seems that things are back on track.]

I... I can do it! Five more minutes! All I need is five more minutes!