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[b]Uchima Senior High - Classroom Building????????[/b]

[i]Shi[/i]. Such a formal honorific to use for her. Despite the severity of their situation, the teenage girl could only let out a giggle at the uptight nature of her companion, the sonorous tone truly genuine in comparison to the forced laughs. It was a hint of relief bubbling to the surface, a small light of mundanity that was trying to survive the cloying fright and panic that was driving her to cling so tightly to Ryoma. She looked up at the boy's face with a smile, one that was smaller and still pale as she tried to keep her palpitating terror in check, but now somewhat less tense.

His presence was clearly keeping her calmer. Less afraid.

"Already going to call me Ai, Ryo-kun? You can use '-chan' then, okay?" was Ai Hanazawa's reply, her voice still trembling, but now with a lilting, teasing tinge that cut past Ryoma's ramblings. "Don't need to be so formal with me~!"

It was casual, yet a little forced. A continued attempt at maintaining normalcy in this bizarre, eerie world.

"I'll lend you some DVDs if you want," she offered, shifting her weight slightly so that she could rely less on Ryoma's frame to support her without putting pressure on her foot again. "When we get out, okay?"

A promise. Strained, but a belief that they would be able to get out was present in her voice.

"Now, I'll help you find anyone you want!"