[b][color=a187be]Shinjiro Karasawa[/color][/b]

He glanced sideways.

[color=a187be]"Yo, Aria."[/color] the young man said in passing, before his purple oculars returned to the girl known by the moniker of "Hat-chan", green Gekota merch playing off her golden hair and eyes as well as any Packers fan could dream.

And narrowed, questioning for a moment whether her last statement had been a jab at him, before deciding no, that wasn't in Hat-chan's style of doing things. So with that being the case, he answered truthfully.

[color=a187be]"Haven't had one since before I moved here,"[/color] he replied, still a stone wall to her attempts at coercing money out of him. [color=a187be]"We were smart enough to break it off when I left home, and we were like, seven. I'm not dealing with shipping fees for someone I keep up with about once a month."[/color]

Being addressed directly by a female, slightly anglophonic voice to his right, he turned to meet the mage's curious gaze and offered a shrug.

[color=a187be]"Academy City's a weird place. You never know what you'll see here as a part-time job. Could be plenty like her across this district, let alone the whole city."[/color]