To say Kaori was shocked wouldn't do her feelings at this moment justice. She was so surprised that for a few seconds, her jaw lay asleep on the ground. Ash and her parents waited to hear her response, but what exactly was she supposed to say to that?
"..." As she continued to sit there, dumbfounded, Jino stood up.
"Um, you know what?" He said, putting his hands on his hips, "how about you guys discuss this amongst yourselves and, ehm, you'll get back to us later?"
"Yeah," Ash nodded firmly. "Yeah."
"R-Right, then, we'll just..." Ayami gestured awkwardly at the door before she and her husband stood up and walked out. All while Kaori remained completely frozen.
"This is on me," Ash sighed. "I just... Never found the right moment to let you know about this."
After a while, Kaori finally asked:
