Kaori decided she liked this kid. Not because he thought she was pretty; she wasn't anywhere near that shallow. Besides, he was a kid and she wasn't interested in that stuff anymore, anyway. There was something about him, though, something familiar about the way he spoke. It wasn't quite the same as how she spoke but there was a similar undertone.

"Enough to know I like the place but not enough to learn all its nooks and crannies and secrets. I've been pretty busy with school work since I got here. What about you? Do you go there much?"

She locked her fingers and rested her chin on them, smiling with something that suspiciously looked like fondness.