[And Kokichi works on finishing his food and his own drink, popping the last few pieces of fruit into his mouth one at a time. And then he starts sipping at his tea again, staring out the window with Shuichi. After a quiet moment, without looking back at the detective, he speaks up again. Though it's not to continue the conversation.]

...I'm glad you're here, Saihara-chan. [It's a soft admission, one he knows he sort of mentioned before, but feels he needs to repeat.] I'm glad there's someone here who'll listen to me, and try and understand what I'm saying or how I'm feeling. I've...only ever really opened up like this to one other person before. "Like this" referring to a lot of what I've said to you, not just this one instance. I feel better after talking...at least a little bit, anyway. So it's nice.