Oh, Hakuro thought this was [i]very[/i] funny.

It was the sort of thing he needed to brighten up his day and keep his other freakier thoughts from clouding it up on him.  Yeah, that was the [i]last[/i] thing he wanted.  It was actually a good thing that Alex hadn't shouted the question of whether he understood the situation or not.  Guaranteed, the answer was no, and that he really didn't care.  Actually, that much was really obvious, because he wasn't even sure why anyone would make a fuss.  It was just a tree!  They acted like he didn't belong here or something.  Well actually, one person rightfully-acknowledged that he was just being his normal self, though it must be [i]said[/i] that Hakuro WAS having a little bit of a hard time hearing them from up here.  What he [i]definitely[/i] heard was that someone wanted to learn to climb.  Okay, admittedly, [i]this[/i] tree was more of an [i]advanced[/i] tree to climb, opposed to [i]other[/i] trees.  Hakuro supposed it was all very well and good to want to learn.  This WAS a school, after all.

[color=39b54a]"Sure!  Though, it WILL take effort!"[/color]

Her friend immediately seemed to berate her, which he felt was unkind, but some people just seemed more cautious over this for some reason.  It was like he'd done something superhuman and extremely dangerous, and he knew that it was [i]normal[/i] human and only [i]somewhat[/i] risky.  There was a clear difference, which is why when the potential climber's friend called up and asked if he needed any help, the hatted youth looked genuinely confused and called back [color=39b54a]"No?"[/color], making an emphatic shrug.  He didn't seem all that concerned as thhe frustrated boy - Alex - started discussing...something-or-other...with another boy, and then he suddenly seemed interested in the photos he was taking.  For some reason, this [i]also[/i] seemed to warrant some attention.  What [i]was it[/i] with people in this country?  He knew he was always going to be the odd Hatto out, but this was just bizarre...

[color=39b54a]"Hang on, this is getting aggravating!  I can't hear anything!"[/color]

From there, he seemed to almost slide back down, except [i]not really[/i].  There was very clearly an iron grip he was maintaining around the trunk with his hands, while his feet angled down into the grooves of the tree, and soon he was down on the ground and taking a quick bow with a smile.  There, he turned to glance at Alex with a smile, as he said, [color=39b54a]"And to answer your question, everything."[/color]  And...it was about that time that his phone began to beep.  Taking it out, he switched off his alarm - which was a reminder that he had class incoming - and then put it back into his pocket.

[color=39b54a]"Well, I'm afraid that's all we have time for today.  I simply must dash!"[/color]

Shoom!  Timing is funny like that, but...morning classes were what they were, and must be attended, so he doffed his had and took off, all while singing - for some goddamn reason - [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aza2pMpMdU]Lovely Bunch of Dragonballs.[/url]  He wasn't even aware of security coming.  It just worked out that way!