SAO Rewatch - S2 Episode 23

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s2e23

Kirito talking mechatronics with other students, stabilitzation and such

talking to Yuuki through camera on Asuna's shoulder

"The Dream Begins"

wanted to give a tour but lunch break's over

talking to teachers, guy's fine with it

seeing the world through the lens, introducing her to other students too

everyone happy to meet her (somehow)

Akutagawa "A Lorry"

teacher immediately calls on her to start reading it to the class

watching transport of soil by lorry at a construction site

sometimes wished he could be laborer, or ride in the lorry with them

Asuna a bit overwhelmed

Yuuki thanks her.. seems a bit sad about it but Asuna reminds her gonna be daily now

walking her around town

says she texted her parents and they're fine, but.. are they?

Yuuki's house, didn't think she'd see it again

only lived there for a year, but pleasant memories

house gonna be torn down, aunt wants to build a konbini or sell property

joking about marriage

hey two girls are fine

Yuuki Yuuki if she took Asuna's family name

Kirito "also not living in the real world" but in a different way going by Yuuki

remembering her mother, "God would never subject us to suffering that we couldn't bear" she said

mom using feelings rather than words

Asuna can't connect with her own mom

asking Yuuki how to be strong

thought she always had to be cheery so acted

but even if it's acting, if it makes her smile more..

why not start by clashing with people with a bang?

if that's how she can get close to people..

Asuna hit her with everything she got so returned it

mom time

mom in office, working away

deadline for transfer is tomorrow

Asuna wants to talk to her in VR

wants her to see her world

five minutes

already made up her mind

will connect to her sub account

aaaand they're in

sylph, looking in a mirror

weird for an unfamiliar face to move exactly as you'd like

showing her to the window in the pantry.. looking outside at the snow

"nothing but a boring cedar grove—"

memories of her grandparents house in Miyagi

little Asuna hanging by the kotatsu with them

remembering a holiday, Asuna went to grandparents while rest went to family compound

grandpa said (mom) was their precious treasure

making a name for herself

"a place she can always come back to", protecting that place for her

wants to make everyone around her happy, can always be counted on to support them

and she wants to do that at the school

couple of white rabbits in the woods..

mom crying now, "I'm not crying or anything!"

in this world, can't hide your tears

next morning...

"you're sure you're determined to do whatever it takes to help others in this life?"

she needs to become stronger.. get better grades, go to college

but is fine with that school