"No. I'm close with my cousins, but I know it isn't the same."

Kita can only watch the Miya's bond from the outside. A fractious, fierce thing as likely to bite itself as anyone else. Yet it works. Somehow...

"You can't drag him."

He settles a hand on Osamu's shoulder. No pulling back on honesty, but at least there's an anchor.

"Atsumu has to decide - Stay a kid or chase after you. Odds are the second. He'll yell and complain and run his legs off to catch up. But waitin' around won't change a thing."