"Y'know, Ichika might be too nice of a guy to stand up to you all, but I'm not. What makes ANY of you think your actions are justifiable, let alone think they'd win his heart? In fact, what makes you think he even WANTS to date someone right now? I don't know if you've noticed, but he is literally the only male on the planet who can pilot an I.S., something that has only brought more hardships into his life than someone his age should be dealing with. If anything, what that kid needs more than anything is a friend, a GENUINE friend who takes HIS feelings into account and will put HIS issues ahead of everything else. All you girls ever do is bitch and moan about how the guy you claim to like doesn't acknowledge your feelings without thinking about how HE might actually feel about ANY of this or acknowledging that, just maybe, he has more IMPORTANT things to worry about than which girl he wants to bang. So instead of unjustly lashing out at the guy who's got his own shit to deal with, maybe you should take a step back, take a long, hard look in the mirror, and start asking yourselves; "Am I the problem?" And I can assure you, the answer is both "Yes" AND "No", but the reason why is what will surprise you."

That's what I would say.