[kainé can do literally whatever she wants and iris would be ok with it]

I don't either - we'll continue to make sure it does not come to pass.

[the way that iris has more or less adopted nier as one of her own just because kainé cares about him so much.

. . . though the question makes her sigh quietly. she doesn't want to admit this so easily but, at the same time - if he's not here, isn't it the only time she can?]

... I do. I'm frustrated over it, and that I have to miss him at all. [ . . . ] But aside from being mine as all Winters are.... he was good to me.