"It's complicated, isn't it?" - "No, it's really not!"
I said it before, I'll say it again, that incomparable straightforwardness of Kon is probably the only thing that could reach Ai right now.
Also interesting to see the differences between Kaede and Kon highlighted by showing us they handle a very similar situation yet again - with Kaede just projecting onto her, stating what she thinks Ai is feeling, while Kon does the exact opposite, and really just wants to hear from Ai herself how she feels.