"Oh, school! I don't... go to school. I-I actually, um, work? I work from home? I lived with my mom and it's how we get by."

Actually, though she wouldn't readily admit it, it was a lie. A complete and total one, but Jinxi had to swallow that frog in her throat and let it pass. She was ashamed to admit this to anyone, let alone a fellow officer who trusted her with both her Negaverse and civilian guises.

"That sounds like super fun, though! I like to check out the city too, but at night. Urban exploration has always been a neat little... passion of mine. If... if you'd like, we can try... both... sometime? You can show me some dessert shops, and I can show you some cool places around the city?"

litian
sorry this took forever!