“Did you get an answer from Mario?”

A voice drew Elzi's attention from her phone. She turned to find Vara standing against the cabin wall. Although she could only see the screen of her phone without knowing what was on it, she nodded her head in response to the question.

“Not yet.”

Vara took a deep breath. One of her hands played with the necklace she wore in front of her chest, which seemed to be a new piece of jewelry she had bought with her February salary.

Wait. Elzi quickly pushed away a thought that had popped into her head. This wasn't the time to talk about jewelry.

“Maybe...