"His loss," Riku says, "...I know that won't make it hurt less."

Maybe his outlook is biased by his own experiences, his own issues around trusting male figures of authority aside, they're not her problems, her experiences. There is still a chance, maybe, that her story might end more happily than it had.

"If he doesn't, you can come with us. You can find people who accept you, the real you."