"That is true," Hikari agrees, though her tone is indecisive, and she chews her lip for a moment.  The younger of the two girls falls silent--moreso than even the gagged one--as she mulls over the situation.<em>Yokiko should be punished.  She's done so many bad things!  But...  punishing her has never worked before, she just gets worse and worse, and blames it on other people.  That's not fixing anything...</em><br/><br/>Hikari stares openly at her classmate, which must seem quite unusual to her, given their respective states.  Aside from blinking now and then, she seems completely lost in thought, at least up until Goroi-sensei makes his suggestion.  Then, it's like the proverbial lightbulb lit up over her head; her lips part into a slackened 'o' of wonderment and her already bright eyes glimmer, her hands lifting to clasp over the center of her chest as if in prayer.<em>That's it!  Maybe Yokiko will be remorseful if she sees me getting punished in her place!  A selfless act will make her care, and then she'll actually regret what she's done when she sees me suffering for her sake...</em><br/><br/>"...  hai, Goroi-sensei..." she declares at last, lowering her head and casting her heavy-lidded gaze toward the ground.  Though she seems downtrodden for a moment, it's only until she's managed to steel herself, and then her voice is redoubled with heroic(?) vigor, "I will take her punishment!"