But ever the pessimist was somehow holding onto her hidden piece of hope and optimism, the more of herself she offered now, hopefully the more doubt she could instil and perhaps the better her chances were at swiftly earning his respect when... and if time would allow for the truth to be revealed again.
Tsuru, ever the seeker of justice, could definitely not hold it against her for doing her duty right? Surely not anymore, not after he'd had more time to witness just how cruel the world could be and that collateral damage is often the unfortunate fallout when the stakes are high. Besides, her whole venture was to minimise said damage...
No matter how much Akira tried to dress it up, the truth was, that she was just not willing to give up on more time with Tsuru in the present. Besides, the two of them were still waiting for Nilan to break the suspect they'd caught and glean the information required to get to the bottom of this nefarious plant-plague business.