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For a moment, Halle considered advising the other boy to stay longer and make the most his time. But then he took in Santa Maria's pallor and was reminded that it's hard to make the most of things if you felt terrible. Instead he opted for telling him, "If there's anything here you want to take to study, grab it now. You won't be able to come back for another three weeks."

He paused and added, "That'll give you time to get some cleaning supplies to bring up. It should uh...be easier then, too. Do you want some water? I Have couple bottles in my space."

You know there's a whole, literal, world outside this workshop too, right?After a moment, Halle decided to keep the thought to himself, feeling that it'd be met with dismissal, at least until Santa Maria decided it was worth thinking about. Even though he'd only met Kinsey twice and one of those was in an extremely distracting circumstance, the way the other boy focused on certain things to the exclusion of all else was already making a strong impression on Halle. It would really make trying to help the new page...an interesting experience.

He had the feeling that it's fine, I'm fine were going to be his new friend's theme song, so Halle would probably just have to keep an eye out and watch over him. Maybe see if any of the school's bully groups had their thumbs pressing down on Kinsey. He was exactly the sort they preferred right? All brittle edges just waiting to cracked open. Poorly socialized and too stubborn, or proud, to say anything.

"Then let's get you home."