Ayame was about to respond to Suki's initial outburst began, but decided to let her go on. This was what was burdening her, after all- trying to make her bottle that up was a disaster waiting to happen. As Suki finished off her release of emotions, Ayame smiled softly.

"Yes, everything's been fine... But as I said, you need to be more confident in yourself. We trust you because you're our group's middle ground- the most human one here, I could argue. Umichi's too rational at times, Fujiwara's too impulsive, I'm too naive about worlds like these, Paka's too overbearing, and the others are simply too young. You, you're the middle ground- because you're so rounded, we don't have to worry about our own ideals and flaws clouding up our judgement. That's what I think, though- that's my reason. I'm sure the others have theirs as well- would hearing them out make you feel a bit more at ease?" she responded. Maybe this was the wrong choice to make, but in her mind Ayame thought this to be the best option. Leaving Suki to try to find her own confidence was a risky move, so maybe gaining some elsewhere might speed up the resolution to her dilemma.