[Mary shushes him in soft tones as he lays down by the coin machines, helping him as best as she can. She sits down at his side, reluctant to move away, reluctant to move her hands from his.]

It's okay...you don't have to try too hard to talk. It hurts, doesn't it?

[Even just saying it hurts seems to set in the realization that yes, she is, she's causing him so much extended pain, and her eyes start to water again, her face twisting. Mary lays her head down against Ichigo's chest.]

It was really important to Shinshin that I do this...that I do this for him. Please don't be mad at me, please don't hate me.

[She feels her throat constrict.]

I didn't want this.