[Her arms stay folded as he gives that speech, and she looks like she wants to interject at several points, but she forces herself not to. She forces herself to be still.

But at the end of that she just... looks tired. And maybe a bit skeptical]

Akira...

[she glances at Ichigo, wanting to know why he agreed to this, and wanting to know what this all means.]

... You didn't have to ask for this. You could have done everything you're asking me to do yourself. I'm just... [the strategist.]