...He needed to go jump off the roof. Now. Without a gapple. Because this was a nightmare come true. Why did everyone have to stop by and chat with Emily!?

But of course, he couldn't let that show in his portrayal of Emily. That would be too suspicious.

So Emily merely smiled politely, yet blandly in the fashion of a girl who wasn't too interested in talking to girls.

"I'm not new, but I've mostly kept to myself, so I doubt we've met," she said off-handedly.