[Ochako winces, and she looks away a moment because that's just... It's not fair. It's really not fair how people have to suffer like that, because they don't have enough. It's not fair that they're looked down on for it, despite being good people in the end, or working hard, or just trying to get through a single back. It's really not fair that those are the kinds of people that constantly need to be saved, but no Heroes ever really go out of their way to "save". The media never covers things like that - the percentage of people who are homeless, who are unemployed, who have to resort to crime because they have no other choice. It's...really heartbreaking. It's really heartbreaking that Gokudera had to claw his way from door to door, that his life was put to value by how useful he could be to someone else.

Ochako's jaw clenches. She has a bit of a bias for mafia types, considering the absolute mess that was the Hassaikai and...a-and Eri--

Looking up, Ochako's eyes jerk to the collar and she lets out a long an shaky breath, not realizing she'd been holding a while. Nodding, rather stiffly, she offers a bit of an awkward smile.]

Yeah, he reached out to me a while back. Honestly, I ought to punch you for not telling someone about how bad it was sooner...but of course I said I would help. I know it probably sounds lame, considering what happened, but this is what Heroes--...what I do. If I can help save someone, I will. No matter what, and no matter who they are.

I'm not...going to turn my back on you just because we don't see eye to eye on some things, Gokudera-san.