[Akira is too distracted to ping what it is - even if he wasn't, maybe he couldn't - but something about Maruki being so sure feels... odd. Even if he can't place it, he still speaks on it.]

Are you absolutely sure? There could be things she wanted but never talked about.

[Everyone has something they wish for, don't they?]

A Rumi-san from a time the two of you weren't together, or a Rumi-san that's- not the one you think she is, like I was.

[Even if the reminder makes him stumble over his own words, his feet are sure as they carry him forward. He's walking fast, making sure Maruki is on the side that would've been opposite from her. From the corner of his eye, he thinks he sees a shock of red rapidly moving in their direction. Relentless, it seems. They'll have to hurry.]

It could be something like that, couldn't it?