Female. Name: Shiina. A high school student. She acknowledges that every life should be treated equally. However, she speaks about it as if it were someone else's business, feeling that while things are 'generally considered equal, they aren't actually treated fairly in reality.' As a result, she suffers from depression. Sometimes the sadness is as unbearable as a downpour, but she tells herself she's okay because if the forecast is 'mostly cloudy with occasional rain,' then most of the time is just cloudy. She struggles with the adults around her who don't understand her pain and her own inability to put her feelings into words. Because of this, she tries to believe the words of adults who laugh things off. The adults tell her she'll be fine. However, the reason she feels 'cold' at those words is likely because she feels the adults' words are superficial and the reality is different. Because it is so hard to accept, 'your voice' feels distant. She pleads, 'don't come near me' and 'don't hurt me' in response to their empty consolations. Her suffering stems from the gap between the ideals adults speak of and the reality she sees. The dream she aims for is a 'distant dream' to her. She feels that no matter how hard she chases it, it pulls away at high speed, leaving her discouraged. She hates herself for never giving up hope, feeling unforgiven by anyone. Gradually, the dream that was supposed to be her hope became something 'scary.' When the dream seems within reach, she feels the end of the dream approaching instead, and rejects it, saying 'don't get close.' When pushed to the brink of suffering, she is swept away by emotions she can no longer control.