Maybe she was being too harsh on him. The purity of his intention and his honesty always managed to melt through her icy demeanor. Perhaps it was better for them, that he didn't spend too much time analyzing and to recognize Akira's emotional cues, that way he could just ignore them till the Shimada was forced to look past them. There was a poignancy in his acceptance, she wondered if she was the reason he never opened up before. With or without realizing, sometimes the girl made everything about herself and very rarely did she leave an opening for discussions and dialogues... Most times in the past, when she'd offered people such a space they'd only used it to bully their way into getting Akira to resentfully submit. Maybe she should've not colored Tsuru so fast, but then he did show a tendency to be impressionable and if he was going to advocate for the average beliefs of the population, they'd always argue.
'Joya huh? That's where my family is from too...' she said softly, plucking put her own blade of grass as she subconsciously found herself mimicking his actions. She twirled it around her fingers and idly began plucking more and tying them together deftly. 'I don't know if my name made that obvious or not.' she added, unsure of whether he possessed enough data to make that deduction by himself. Obviously, this was leading to the point that she'd be happy to accompany him, perhaps even aid him to navigate the place if his memories didn't return with the visit immediately. There were more answers that she wanted, but it was apparent that he didn't have them, like how he lost his memories in the first place, whether it was an accident or something more sinister and deliberate, maybe if she trotted along on his visit, she'd get more clarity. 'I guess, if you'd like we could go together, I've been meaning to visit too.' she said, leaving it as an offer, she'd be sad if he declined, but Akira wasn't going to push into something that wasn't really her business. Especially if he had reservations about her capabilities, or doubts about her, regarding her magic and elemental affinity...
It still prickled her and she began wondering what she'd have to do to prove that the element itself was no different than any other... His answer about the strong notions did not cover an explanation as to his aversion to darkness. 'I wish I could say there were ways to eradicate unfairness... But it will be a steep uphill climb... It has roots in everyone.' she added, softly, now having made something akin to a creature with the blades of grass. She lay back down and placed the grass-being on her belly as she proceeded to make another. Tentatively, she broached the subject of her magic again... 'Don't you think that I'm treated unfairly just because of my darkness?' she really was looking for support, perhaps the kind that he couldn't offer. For some reason, it was very important for her to have him believe that the darkness meant... nothing. But then, he burst into laughter and she found herself nervously chuckling too, maybe approaching this right now was a bad idea. 'Nevermind.' she said, reassuringly as she continued to giggle alongside him, not wanting to let this dissolve into something depressing again. 'Let's just... live in the moment... Carpe Diem!' she said and then corrected herself. 'Carpe Noctem rather.'