[Wow, so all the friends went through similar things... That's terrible, yet amazing that they could come together. And Mizuki has not always trusted Date either so that's fair. On the topic of social approval in both cases, really:]
I know that as long as I have support, it shouldn't matter if someone like her likes me. Trying to represent the group intensifies things, but since her way is self-evidently wrong, everyone can just... God, if we hadn't already been breaking things up when—she hit you! [MAYBE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ON SIGHT. Her fingers dig into the chair.] I feel like I have to choose between trying to make her happy and showing her who's boss. Those choices sound stupid now, but that's how it was feeling. [She looks to Nagisa again as if he might magically understand this emotional insecurity that has plagued her ever since being separated from her mother.]
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I know that as long as I have support, it shouldn't matter if someone like her likes me. Trying to represent the group intensifies things, but since her way is self-evidently wrong, everyone can just... God, if we hadn't already been breaking things up when—she hit you! [MAYBE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ON SIGHT. Her fingers dig into the chair.] I feel like I have to choose between trying to make her happy and showing her who's boss. Those choices sound stupid now, but that's how it was feeling. [She looks to Nagisa again as if he might magically understand this emotional insecurity that has plagued her ever since being separated from her mother.]