Huh. Here was something new. The girl--Lily--seemed completely genuine when she said that. Almost happy. It didn't fit the image others had painted, of a skewed institution. He frowned, then laughed a bit awkwardly. "A lot of people have been telling me the opposite, to be honest. It's not that bad, then?"

Lily seemed honest, despite a bit naive. Maybe she was just sheltered? They might have something in common, then. Mikado decided that he'd have to just work it out for himself. Masaomi wasn't around, and besides him there weren't a lot of people that Mikado would take completely at face value.

...Or was he around? Just because he hadn't seen him didn't mean anything. He still hadn't seen Celty, and Izaya spoke of her.

"Ahh, I'd rather... It's a bit personal to call you...." There wasn't really a way to explain it to people who didn't understand already. He'd have to come up with a solution going forward. He didn't mind if people found it easier to just call him by his given name, but doing the same to others just felt too strange. "You can call me what you like, though. I don't mind."