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He looekd at her again. "I was sent here by my government." He couldn't say the rest, so he wrote it. I was trained rigourously. And that's all I can tell you. he used his psionic powers to fold the paper and put it in her hair. Almost a sign of gratitude he didn't even know about. He was smiling on the inside, but on the outside, hsi muscles refused to respond.

After his nap, Kumizu was ready to begin again. He needed to find Riiko, needed to talk to her. But first, he needed a bite to eat. He walked into the dining hall and put his card into the slot... but before he even started his order, he noticed Riiko already there. At first he couldn't say anything; he just snatched and pocketed his card.

He finally got the courage to call her. "Riiko!" Then he realized that two other people were still with her. "I... um... never mind." He turned back to the machine to place his order.

She had gotten up before he put in his card again, so he gladly went with her. "I know we need to. I've been looking for you all day, actually." Kumizu smiled a little. "Look, what happened last night... well, I don't know what happened. I think it was my fault, that I rushed forward too quickly, and I know you don't want this. I'd still like to be friends." Great. You're rambling.

Kumizu returned her hug, though not as tightly as she did. "Yeah... talk to you later."

He sighed. He knew he needed to get that out of the way, but he didn't feel any better, any less confused than he was before. His stomach grumbled, and he remembered why he'd come here in the first place.

For the final time, Kumizu put his card in the machine and ordered a sandwich and a glass of water. He sat down with his meal and took a bite. Once he'd swallowed, he set the sandwich down. He didn't have as much of an appetite as he first thought.

Kumizu looked at... this girl over the rim of his glass. He set it down, hiding the contempt in his voice with sarcasm. "Yes. Because I always make sure I sit a few tables away from my girlfriend. Heaven forbid we'd be seen together.

"Now that that's established, why do you care? Who the hell are you?"

Kumizu slapped her hand away when she pinched his cheek. He managed to keep calm as he finished his water. Once she was finished, he simply said, "Good for you."

Kumizu put the sandwich aside as instead pulled his glass to him. He withdrew a small bottle from his pocket and poured some of the clear liquid into his glass. He saved it for emergencies, and being around this girl after... everything else had happened, it was an emergency. Kumizu downed the drink in one gulp, letting out a small sigh. He wasn't sure if he needed a second drink or not yet.

Riiko watched them from her table wondering why he looked like he was getting angry. She didn't know hardly anything about him though so she just watched, not wanting to do something stupid, well anything worse than she already had done.