It took a whole lot of effort not to squee out of the pure adorableness when Himawari entrusted her to keep the plushie in it's proper location. It was childlike, but in the good sense of the word as far as Rika was concerned. She remained silent during this time, focused only on the cute Himawari.

She was glad to hear that the two of them had the same class and that Himawari was now comfortable enough to accept the offer to walk together with her. This was all a dramatic improvement from earlier, having broken past the tsun and gotten to the dere much quicker then expected. She didn't anticipate this being a permanent thing, however, as no serious event had occurred to change her personality so drastically. She actually didn't feel the need to change it that badly, just keep it in check.

She was told not to do anything weird. Would attempting to hold her hand count as weird? Probably, especially since they had just met each other less then an hour ago. Rika liked to take bold actions, but this could be too bold to try for now. As they walked she followed closely off to the left side, glancing at Himawari every so often but trying to remain inconspicuous about it. Getting got staring wouldn't go over well, especially now that Himawari thought she was a weird pervert. Appreciating the cuteness of a fellow girl wasn't that weird...is it? Now she was getting confused if she was, in fact, as weird as Himawari claimed. Her manager had requested that she refrain from certain actions while out in public to try to better fit in, so maybe Himawari was right about her true nature after all. 

She pushed those thoughts from her mind. She almost got lost due to not paying attention to her surroundings, but luckily she had Himawari with her to help lead the way. She probably would have been late without her help, and even then it was a close call. Sensei was already in the classroom, but class hadn't officially started yet when they arrived. She heard some snickering going around the room that was slowly dying down. 

"I wonder what that's about?" She thought to herself just loud enough for Himawari to hear. 

She looked around to the room, spotting her empty seat near the middle.

"I'll talk to you later," she told Himawari before quickly taking her seat. Class was starting soon so she needed time to get all of her supplies out and hope she hadn't forgotten anything important.