I'll go ahead and set a pot brewing so we can serve it with the soup, then.

[ And off she goes, with maybe a bit more hustle and bustle than she needs to. But it's like she said -- she needs to keep herself busy right now. Having something, anything to do... as awful as the circumstances are, it's enough to keep her going for now. ]

... how are you holding up? Today was... I mean. They're always hard, aren't they?

[ And Junpei's had a hard week as it is. ]