[color=E6E6FA]"Ah,"[/color] Halia nodded, stopping right in her tracks as she passed Kotaro at the front entrance and responding to him as if they had been in conversation the entire time instead of replying to him for the first time, [color=E6E6FA]"But a hobby implies that I'm only doing something for the sake of doing it. I think my time would be much better spent if I were to do something productive."[/color]

Turning an giving him a polite bow, she finally decided to make the customary greetings. 

[color=E6E6FA]"Hello, Kotaro. How are you today? Don't worry, you got my name right." [/color]