"I'll stay," the words spill out quickly, like an admission, though that wouldn't make sense. "I wanna stay. Even if you need to leave, I--I'll stay here with him." For Kaito's sake? For Shinji's? Kyoko is sure both of those have a part in it, but she knows it's all really for herself. Walking away right now is unfathomable.

But her hand squeezes a little tighter around Shinji's arm. "But... not yet. At least for a little while, don't go anywhere."