[ Blinking down at her with her question, Souji rubs his hand along her back, a soothing gesture and point of contact for both of them. Izanami picked newcomers at random, essentially, but these gods, he's not sure. He could've just as easily been the one she chose for emptiness, for as hollow as he'd felt when he first came to Inaba.

But not Nanako. ]

I think... because you have such a good heart. You want to help people, and you care a lot about others. Some of the people here, they haven't been the best choice to bring, but you're you, Nanako. You make up for that, without a doubt.