[senri just sighs softly]

... none of them are real, you know? They're nice for people who need to escape, who want to be tricked for a little bit into waiting for a happy ending.

I don't want to assume that something I read in a book is the same as your relationship with your mother. It doesn't feel... right. Authentic...?

[ . . . and he just shrugs]

I guess I'm still trying to find a little more sincerity, even now.