Takeo waited until the girl was gone before straightening up a bit. While he did flinch lightly at some real pain, there was far less overacting involved.

"Yes, I might. Let's continue, those posters won't hang themselves..." he said, breathing deep. "I suppose this works better, anyway. She never listened to me when I first tried to explain why it was dangerous to run around. It is, admittedly, easier to put up the authority figure act and let you do the convincing than to do it myself. Maybe she's just too conditioned because of her brother."