Gray was thinking when Weiss almost ran into him. But when he recognized her, he froze for a moment. His nose detected her familiar perfume, sending him back to that awkward company dinner a few months ago; their families might dislike each other, but their businesses still worked closely together to mine Dust and build Dust-powered weapons. Gray parked his bike and sprinted after Weiss.

"Hey, Snow Queen!" he called, using a nickname he'd given her when they were kids.