Yamato realizes that he and Mei haven't gone home together for a long time, and so they do. However, it in a misunderstanding when an indecisive Mei turns Yamato off. Before doing so, Mei stops by her part-time job at the bakery where she meets a customer named Kai Takemura. Mei is shocked when he tries asking about the special edition key chain Asami gave her. Yamato then gathers the scattered beads of her bracelet. She bends down to help him, but as their emotions threaten to overwhelm them both, they hug instead.