Mike smirked at the reaction. Just because he insisted on her not being his girlfriend didn't mean he hadn't considered the idea. Obviously, Niikura had to be talking about Shiina, with that reaction. Man, Mike hadn't even known that Niikura could get that red....

There was a temptation to keep on needling the kid, but that deflated when Niikura started going on about how she was sick. Mike remembered the warnings from Landel, and some of the conversations on the message board that he had stalked. Putting two and two together was like a four piece puzzle. It didn't take much more than a few moments to complete.

"Shell." Mike spoke quietly, adding another curse under his breath for good measure. "You don't mean sick--you mean sick."

Shiina was going to turn into a monster. A real, honest to god monster. Shit. Mike's eyes widened slightly, his mouth barely opening.

That's what the kid was coming to advice about. What to do. How to handle the situation. Truthfully, as far as Mike saw it, there really wasn't much of a choice in the matter. There was only one thing to do. His eyes now narrowed.

"You can't respect her wishes anymore if she loses her mind. Does she realize that?"