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Soon after, the group decided that the time for lunch was over. To the misfortune of Valeriya and Hana, which ended up becoming involved with the entire thing. Ryuuko, on the other hand, was just happy that they've finally left the Japanese restaurant. As for her role in this mismatched group of Polymaths, she had decided to continue "escorting" Jeanne, leaving the investigation of the scene of the shooting and the identity of the Man-bat to the others for now. Along the way, she had noticed and had summarily ignored the whispers and gazes that were directed at Jeanne, Nazca, and herself. She's no stranger to having bad cred, considering most of Japan already saw her in a negative light. The thought brought a small smirk to her face. They'll all see who will have the last laugh.

Upon arrival to the Incan-style apartments where Jeanne and Nazca were assigned to, Ryuuko nodded in approval, while also feeling a little bit of envy about it. [color=FF0000][i]Would've been a way better place to be assigned to, this. Rather than a dang ryokan... Haaa...[/i][/color] She let out a sigh and shook her head briefly. [color=FF0000][i]Oh well, at least my roommate's awesome. A saving grace, really.[/i][/color] As for the swimming pool and the students currently making good use of it, Ryuuko deliberately paid little attention to them. She'd normally enjoy a good swim at a pool, but at the moment the swimming pool somehow reminded her of "seaweed" and "musty odor" due to what happened to her room back in the ryokan. She really didn't feel like thinking about it. At all.

Soon enough, they arrived to the living room of Jeanne's suite. Nazca will be returning to her own suite, and despite some brief hesitation, Ryuuko still managed a small smile and a [color=FF0000]"Good luck with the photos, Ms. Whitehall. See you around."[/color] She had also exchanged her contact info with Nazca (also with some brief hesitation) and the others earlier after Nazca suggested it back in the restaurant. As for Jeanne's mention of wanting to bath alone, Ryuuko replied with a simple [color=FF0000]"Oh yeah, sure thing. I'll wait here then. Enjoy your bath, Jeanne!"[/color] For a moment there, she amusingly misheard Jeanne's word. It almost sounded like "bathing along", which made Ryuuko had to suppress a surprised flinch. [color=FF0000][i]Haha, silly me. Of course that's not what she said![/i][/color] She then took a seat to wait until Jeanne finish her bathing.

... Sitting had lasted approximately a minute however, and she soon became quite bored. Thus, she started looking around nosily instead, walking all over the place to see what's in the living room.