The first thing Aeschel noted when opening his eyes was another and more golden pair staring down at him, which sent all hope of his loud thumping incident would remain unnoticed. His throat tightened, making a small gulping noise as his face fell nervous. "You gotta pay attention first" she had said with a teasing edge to her tone, which could have been bad or good depending on who Aeschel was talking to. A stranger? Well, that was the worst option, he could only panic at what he didn't know. The hands behind her back kind of made her look like she was judging him, okay, she totally was judging him. He was already judging himself. The cockroach hiding in the corner was probably judging him.

A helping hand coming into view was a good sign, making Aeschel feel a tad less self-conscious. But he still kept that embarrassed and nervous look on his face as he took her hand, pulling himself up to his feet with a nod. [color=f26522]"Thanks!"[/color] He looked at the window again, trying to think up an excuse. Excuses always made everything look better, right? [color=f26522]"I was paying perfect attention, it was just... Uh... The window was too... Clean?"[/color] It didn't help that there was a throbbing pain in his tail at the moment. A fluffy appendage can be good for softening a fall, but when that appendage is attached to you landing on it isn't the best thing you can do.