[ Maya is slightly startled by Yukari's having noticed her saying that. She wants to appear stronger than she really feels, after all. To anyone that knows her, this is unsurprising.

...

But it's with reluctance that she speaks, tone quiet and sad. ]

H-he used to take me to that shrine to pray.

[ She misses him, so much. It just felt like he was her superhero, or something; that if he were just here, everything would have been okay. ]

My friends, they... they didn't mean to lock me in there, though, I just... I just hope they're okay. They didn't know any better...