Shinju tilts his head slightly, giving her a smile that's a little hard to decipher. It's partially an attempt at being reassuring, but he can't put his all into it, so he covers it up by speaking.

"It was still something important to you at the time, right? Even if it faded, it was still enough to make a mark on you."

He offers her the cotton candy she'd reached for earlier. "Here."