[ There's a few frayed page edges between this letter and the last, indicating that Ryoko started this letter and then ripped it out of the notebook several times before this one. ]
Serizawa-san,
There are a lot of things I feel I should apologize to you for. But the last thing you would need to read right now is a long list of my regrets, so I'll keep it to just the one.
I'm sorry that I couldn't keep my promise. I don't make promises like that lightly and yet in the end, I broke it. I will still do everything I can to make sure you have a home to go to at the end of all this – if you find a way to my world, please seek out Chihiro Morimura and Ei Sekigahara. I'm certain they'll do what they can to help you.
I've struggled with what else to say here for a while. I'm not sure either of us are particularly good with being honest in this sort of way. But I want you to know – no one has ever told me that I could be suited for anything other than piloting my Sentinel. I still believe it was something made to protect and not to kill, but the idea that someone as cold and awkward as me could be well suited to helping and healing people means more to me than you'll ever know.
The others will be reaching out to help you after this. Please don't turn away.
SERIZAWA
Serizawa-san,
There are a lot of things I feel I should apologize to you for. But the last thing you would need to read right now is a long list of my regrets, so I'll keep it to just the one.
I'm sorry that I couldn't keep my promise. I don't make promises like that lightly and yet in the end, I broke it. I will still do everything I can to make sure you have a home to go to at the end of all this – if you find a way to my world, please seek out Chihiro Morimura and Ei Sekigahara. I'm certain they'll do what they can to help you.
I've struggled with what else to say here for a while. I'm not sure either of us are particularly good with being honest in this sort of way. But I want you to know – no one has ever told me that I could be suited for anything other than piloting my Sentinel. I still believe it was something made to protect and not to kill, but the idea that someone as cold and awkward as me could be well suited to helping and healing people means more to me than you'll ever know.
The others will be reaching out to help you after this. Please don't turn away.
Ryoko