[color=f7976a][b]LÊ BẰNG KIỀU[/b][/color][hr]Sweat down his temple.

Bang didn’t wipe at it as the trio made their way to the smoke pillar. He didn’t wipe at it. This was how it usually went but for this occasion there was even more reason to avoid displaying signs of weakness. What a strange case of fortune that he ended up with these two companions.

[color=f7976a]“Ah, Yun Hana,”[/color] he smiled cordially. The walk over seemed long without some idle conversation. [color=f7976a]“Would you happen to be familiar with a James Porter? We’re staying in the same dorm and he seemed to have some interest in the three of us working together to conduct some research. I think we’d be able to achieve some exceptional results with our combined skills.”[/color]

Usually his smile wouldn’t come with much effort but this journey was an outlier. He scratched at his nose. Once, twice. Once more.

Oh dear, this girl was [i]pungent[/i].

Some combination of stale chemicals and flowery scents. His sense of smell was something he could keep enhanced without much notice because it was rarely a detriment until today. Perhaps there was some strange trend among the female population. First Jeanne with the smell of saltwater coating her entire body. A slight whiff of it on Ryuuko. And…

The trio stopped outside the cordoned area. Bang narrowed his eyes.

That same scent on the French and Japanese girls was coming from behind that tape. 

[color=f7976a]“I… believe I would also be of assistance with the investigation. I’m not sure I’d be much help luring him away. Miss Yun, would you be able to do the honours?”[/color]