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[color=eb46e5]"Ah, sorry! I didn't mean to make you jump..."[/color] Shizuku was quick to apologise. Like she thought, the other girl was curious about the missing person. [color=eb46e5]"I saw you looking at her poster, so... I just... wanted to ask, I guess,"[/color] she answered. Come to think of it, Shizuku hadn't seen this girl around either. [color=eb46e5]"Are you new to this school? I don't think we've met."[/color]

[color=b32eff]"Argh, when will you learn?! Quit being so straightforward, damnit! Talk more like a proper lady!"[/color] Cross yelled at Shizuku from his spot inside her pocket. Shizuku pulled her phone out, pretending to check it briefly. She didn't do it on purpose, but the J-Ruler card slotted into the casing was clearly visible to the other girl.

[color=eb46e5]"Sorry, I thought it went off for a second,"[/color] Shizuku explained. It was all just an excuse to pull up her bag and throw her phone into it, the voice of a malcontent boy echoing from inside. She turned back to her conversational partner. [color=eb46e5]"Uhm... you knew my name, but I don't think I've properly introduced myself. I'm Shizuku Fumino, from class 3-3. It's nice to meet you!"[/color]

After her introduction, Shizuku turned to look at the missing person's poster again. [color=eb46e5]"I wonder what happened to her... I heard she was in the hospital a lot, so I never saw her around school. She couldn't have run away from the hospital, right...?"[/color]