We may see Sumire in the epilog credits many anime series like to have (what are they doing now? moments). I'd love to see a bit as the final credits roll where she's either receiving a letter or a visit from Kitamura; or even just climbing out the underwater simulation training pool
-- though it often seems a running thread in much of anime that separation ends a relationship for good. I've no idea why..... its like there's a cultural imperative to pick/stick with a mate who is in daily reach....
I'd be rather surprised if she figures in any of the remaining story content within the series much as I like her.
Aye... it seems like Kihara (and perhaps the idiotx2 team Haruta+Noto) were more important than originally thought when laying out the subforum. I'll probably discuss Kihara in Kitamura's thread though....