There's a difference between simply being near someone and loving them, or what we want and what reality will allow.

[It's probably for the best. After all, whatever Jack's faults, Manaka believes him when he says that he had done the best he could with Angel's circumstances. Her separation hurts him so much, so clearly he cares about her, and what he had told her of the alternatives rings true to her ears.]

Mm! Me, too. Did you know I never had many friends? I was different from other people, so not many could relate to me. But here, there are lots of interesting people, and some of them are even the same as me!