Sure, the sudden arrival of new kids was unsettling, disturbing for many, even, but if there was someone who wasn't easily surprised, it was the tall, muscular figure that approached the boy from behind. "Are you alright?" he asked, slipping hands under Akito's arms to help prop him up, dusting him off a little too, in an act of politeness that probably did very little to compensate for the fact that, should Akito have his glasses on, he'd notice he was right in the face of some tanned, oiled pectorals.

"You dropped this," said Kaunko, pushing glasses up against Akito's hand.