[Being the best person she can be? Gee, that sounds a lot like what she and Ryuji touched on during their big talk in Struxta— but Ann is quick to put that out of her mind.]

Okay, maybe it doesn't have to be a priority, but...

[She has plenty of reasons for not being all that interested in dating, and it's not just not knowing how to deal with the feelings she might already have. Being used the way she was, treated the way so many people have treated her over the years—

It changes you. It makes it hard to trust.]

You and Ryuji already do that. Since meeting you, I've only ever wanted to become the best possible version of myself.