The class is dismissed with a roar, students shouting and clinging together, leaving the room in clumps. Afternoon sun shines gently on the dusty air of the room, and only two are left inside as even the teacher has made his unsteady way out of the room.
Rei stands, stepping gently over a few desks, and makes her way to the side of the boy with his gaze fixed on one dirty window. She extends one arm - the right - for a handshake, watching him curiously.











