Kris glimpsed a familiar face through the lines of code running across his screen, as he put his backdoor program through a routine (emergency) diagnosis to determine any faults that a hacker could exploit. With a few more frenzied taps with his right hand, and a clean swipe with his left, he put the program on standby in order to receive his (un)expected guest. Kris got to his feet and strode to the entrance, waving off the head tutor also rising from his seat to greet Lily.

"Good afternoon, Ms. King. And as to what service may our humble tutor service bestow upon you?" spoke Kris, as he matched a mocking half-bow with a relaxed grin this time around. "If memory serves me correctly, I do believe you came in last for help with - math?"

His voice cracked on the last word; the tension from the Duel he'd just witnessed still hadn't worn off, plus he'd forgotten to draw a breath before continuing with his second sentence, [i]a self-conscious desire to impress Lily...[/i]