Aery would blush at the comment. "Well, I never said I was a very diplomatic individual, now did I?" She would ask, trying to conceal how mortified she was. "I'm just a scientist. It's in my nature to be coarse and unfeeling."

Kiki saw out of the corner of her eye Hibatsu storming off. Not knowing what to do about Aery trying to pass as uncaring and unfeeling, she followed after Hibatsu. She saw him punch the wall and frowned, fluttering her wings absently. "Why do you so physically express your anger?" she asked. "Why not confront them about it?"