[ Maki doesn't mean to show it, but her face looks hurt when she hears that. Why should she even want to be friends with this girl at all, when she had other people who were actually happy to call her a friend? ]

I-It's not like I'm desperate or anything either.

[ The two of them can't stop tsunning. ]

But I'm sure we could teach each other a lot. I could...use some help bonding with my Fletchling, if you would be willing to help.