[He stares down at the floor, not looking at her. He starts to shake his head and stops. Komaeda walks away from the center of his work room and pours himself a mug of tea. As he wraps his hands around the steaming mug, his voice breaks the quiet.]

I tried to talk about it once. But, I don't think it's a subject Hajime wants to deal with.

[More silence. He settles at the table and envisions her untouched cup of tea warming back up. Steam curls from the other cup and he settles back.]

...you're sure you want to hear this? It's...not a subject I want to burden anyone with.