[ Mai's curtness probably causes its fair share of communication. Mai doesn't even seem to register Utena's sheepishness as she replies. ]

I thought about what would happen if someone other than me had the job. [ Beat. ] That's a lot worse to me. At least I know I could do a good job at it. [ There might be an impasse of ideologies here between Utena and Mai who sets the bar so low for everything you wonder if she refs limbo competitions in her spare time. ]