[Liir kept his gloves on during class and religiously vacuumed his room. He was polite to her but as standoffish as he normally was. There were no more Incidents until today. An errant blonde hair settled on his wrist, at the exact spot where skin was exposed between gloves and cuff. And then he saw quite clearly: in a room with several nervous people, a poster of Nasser and Magneto on the wall. Rin's voice, quite clearly planning a guerilla raid. Well then, that explained a lot.]
Do you want to know why I seemed so struck by that news report?
[private/two days later]
Do you want to know why I seemed so struck by that news report?